Man Utd, Liverpool & West Ham feature: Worst Premier League XI of opening weekend

The Premier League is finally back.

It’s been a long summer without any English top-flight football to keep us entertained but the 2022/23 campaign is now underway.

While it was the perfect start for some clubs, others will be wishing they could begin the season all over again.

The same applies to some players.

After two months off, it was clear that some stars weren’t quite up to speed with the intensity of Premier League football.

But who were the worst players on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 season?

Well instead of us sitting in our ivory tower and picking on 11 poor players, we’re turned to the ratings of WhoScored, via Football365.

Therefore using those ratings, here is the worst XI of the opening Premier League season.

Check it out:

GK: Alisson – 5.79

This seems a bit harsh considering the Liverpool goalkeeper was hardly to blame for his side’s 2-2 draw with Fulham. Perhaps he could have done slightly better with Aleksandar Mitrović’s opener – although that’s nitpicking. But he ranked lowly due to the fact he only made one save throughout the whole match and failed to claim a cross.

RB: Aaron Hickey – 5.95

Hickey attracted interest from Arsenal this summer but eventually made the move to Brentford. It wasn’t a dream debut for the right-back who failed to make a tackle, block or clearance during the 2-2 draw at Leicester. He lost all but one of his six duels.

CB: Diego Carlos – 5.65

Another defender who will be disappointed with his debut. Carlos cost Aston Villa £26 million but couldn’t stop his side from falling to a 2-0 loss. He lost possession 20 times during the defeat.

CB: Marc Guehi – 5.49

Guehi scored an own goal as Palace lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Friday night. He only won one of his seven duels and was