Ronaldo, Sterling, Pickford: Premier League's most underrated XI in 2021/22

The word ‘underrated’ is thrown around a lot when talking about football in the present day.

Everyone who watches the sport has their opinions on the players they believe are worthy of the complimentary label.

And we here at GIVEMESPORT are no different. So, with the Premier League season coming to an end on Sunday, we’ve had a go at naming the most underrated XI in the division for 2021/22.

Of course, the likes of Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne and Heung-min Son will not feature, as there cannot be a person on the planet who refuses to rate that trio as highly as they deserve.

Some big names make the cut in our chosen team, though…

He hasn’t kept many clean sheets, but Everton would probably already be relegated were it not for Pickford’s heroics between the sticks.

His recent performances in critical wins over Chelsea and Leicester were the definition of world-class and yet more proof that Pickford is still comfortably England’s best goalkeeper.

The signing of Burn from Brighton in January was viewed with scepticism by many at the time, but the giant centre-back has completely transformed Newcastle‘s defence.

He’s forged a stellar partnership with Fabian Schar, one that Eddie Howe will surely stick with next season – even if the club spend lavishly in the summer window.

Remember when Dier was a bit of a laughing stock at Spurs? Well, he’s anything but that these days and might just be the club’s most important defender. Yes, even over Cristian Romero.

In the middle of a back three, Dier has been quietly magnificent and the reborn defensive leader is now one of the very first names on Antonio Conte’s team sheet.

Virgil van Dijk gets a lot of plaudits and rightly so. However, no one seems to be shouting about the fact