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CB – Dejan Lovren, Southampton

At the end of last campaign Mauricio Pochettino realised he needed to improve the defence at St Mary’s or pay the consequences, after conceding too many goals in 2012/13.

So the Argentine splashed the cash on Lovren in an £8.5m deal from Lazio and the Croatia international has helped make the Hampshire side one of the most secure at the back in the league.