3. Ben Davies
Nigel French/EMPICS Sport If you were to name the most impressive left-backs in the Premier League for the past couple of season most would probably say Luke Shaw or Leighton Baines but this Welsh defender would undoubtedly deserve a mention. Since highly-rated team-mate Neil Taylors injury against Sunderland in September 2012, Davies has stepped up to the plate and made the left-back position his own at the Liberty Stadium, with some aplomb. He has made 71 league appearances for Swansea in the past two seasons and was part of the side that won the Capital One Cup in 2013, and has also replaced Neil Taylor at international level, making his full debut in October 2012 against Scotland and has 10 international caps to date. It is no wonder that left back is an area that Mauricio Pochettino is looking to strengthen as it was clearly a weak link last season as Danny Rose failed to build on a promising loan spell at Sunderland in the 2012-13 season. Davies looks a more reliable pair of hands than Rose and the Welshman is capable of keeping it sure at the back but also providing options in the final third, a necessity for any modern day full back.