Premier League's Best XI outside the Top Six
Over the years, the Premier League has rapidly grew into a huge global brand, showcasing the thrill of English football from England to all seven continents. At the face of this brand has been some of world football's best players, who make up six clubs that fans and experts dub 'the big six'.
These sides constantly make headlines while their players earn the respect and adoration of fans like no other. Below this good crop of players, however, lies another group that isn't often glorified for their ability as much their counterparts.
In fact, if we put public status, club size and sometimes even current form aside to focus only on player ability, we can fairly conclude that they are just as good as their fellow top six players.
That said, let's shine a little light on them by picking the best non-top-six XI in England's top flight.
Goalkeeper
For any goalkeeper serving from a second-choice position, coming in to replace the club's first choice 'keeper is an eagerly desired, yet difficult job. Shotstoppers coming in to replace the main man between the sticks face the challenge of having to perform like a number one in front of a crowd that considers them second-best.
It is only right then, that they be given credit for rising up to that challenge well and one man who has done that is Burnley's Nick Pope.
The 6'2" Englishman is an immediate candidate for the 'keeper's position and he has backed that up with solid performances for the Clarets, keeping nine clean sheets in the league this season.
Pope has a save average of 77.4 % from the shots he has faced, the highest of any goalkeeper below the top six and the second-highest in the league behind Manchester United's David De Gea.
He has shown his potential to be truly massive and could, if whispers are to be believed, be in line for an England national team call-up soon.