Arsenal and Chelsea have two stars each among the best Premier League centre-backs of 2013/14

8. Per Mertesacker, Arsenal

When this German first arrived in England back in 2011 there were many that said the 29-year-old was too slow and immobile to survive in the Premier League.

However, since then Mertesacker has adapted his game and now looks like the ideal leader for the Gunners for the foreseeable future.