The Express Sport team has named the most overrated player in the Premier League, with Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka all receiving mentions.
In a feature published on Sunday, the outlet's writers were asked to identify the player in England's top flight they consider most overrated. One particular player came up twice in the responses.
Enzo Fernandez named twice
Charlie Malam and Jack McEachen both selected Manchester City midfielder Enzo Fernandez for the tag. Malam stressed that 'overrated' does not mean 'bad', noting that Fernandez is a World Cup winner and a clearly talented footballer.
However, Malam pointed out that City spent £125million on the 25-year-old and argued the team is better off with him on the bench. He said the side's XI is more balanced with Ayyoub Bouaddi alongside Elliot Anderson, and questioned Fernandez's defensive ability, ball retention under pressure and creativity.
McEachen was more blunt, saying he has no time for a midfielder who does not defend, does not run enough and does not score enough goals to justify those failures. He noted that at Chelsea, Moises Caicedo did all of Fernandez's defensive work, and at Manchester City, Elliot Anderson is being tasked with the same job.
Palmer, Foden and Saka also criticised
Archie Griggs selected Chelsea's Cole Palmer, arguing that his reputation is boosted by a purple patch in his first season at the club, when nine of his 22 goals came from the penalty spot. He noted Palmer has scored 13 goals since the start of last season and said his lack of commitment has clearly irked Thomas Tuchel.
Tom Victor picked Phil Foden, saying he has never understood the argument around how high a reputation the Manchester City player has. Victor acknowledged Foden is not a bad player but said the clamour for him to automatically start for England has seemed misplaced.
Amos Murphy chose Bukayo Saka, comparing him to Foden. He noted that across the 2025/26 season, Foden and Saka registered the same number of Premier League goal contributions, with seven goals and five assists each.
