Best Premier League wingers: Top 20 LW, RW in 2023/24 EPL

Whether classic English 4-4-2, the pragmatic 4-2-3-1s of the Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez years or the more freewheeling 4-3-3s of the modern day, game-changing wing play has always illuminated the Premier League.

The position has evolved over the past 30 years in such a way that nominal wide players are now regularly a primary source of goals for their teams, rather than 'wing wizards' more focused on dribbling and crossing.

Prior to the transfer window closing, The Sporting News polled its football writers to rank the top performers in each position. That enabled us to create a top-20 ranking for each.

Mohamed Salah is one of the finest players of his generation and could continue to make his case for being Liverpool's greatest ever, while Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford are flagship stars for Arsenal and Manchester United respectively.

The locked-in top three? Well, read on to find out our top wingers in the Premier League, ranked from 20 to one.

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The subject of a big-money transfer battle between Arsenal and Chelsea in January, Mudryk has endured a pretty torrid time since moving to Stamford Bridge. Some eye-catching preseason performances gave a reminder of the obvious raw talent he displayed at Shakhtar Donetsk but it is time to turn that into something tangible.

Antony has not underwhelmed to Mudryk levels but United need to see a greater return on their €100 million investment in one of Erik ten Hag's former Ajax favourites. Three goals in his first three Premier League appearances and eight overall last season across all competitions is at least something to build on.

The sort of exciting, rough diamond that does not always tempt Pep