Less than two days until the English Premier League 2018/19 seasons kicks off and at this point over 3 million users (3,809,696) have registered. As it stands, the most selected players are:

Goalkeepers

1. David De Gea (Man United, £6.0 cost) selected by 29.5% of teams.
2. Jordan Pickford (Everton, £5.0 cost) selected by £21.7% of teams.
3. Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham, £4.5 cost) selected by 20.5% of teams.
4. Ederson (Man City, £5.5 cost) selected by 17.7% of teams.
5. Julian Speroni (Crystal Palace, £4.0 cost) selected by 15.9% of teams.

Defenders

1. Kieran Trippier (Spurs, £6.0 cost) selected by 26.7% of teams.
2. Harry Maguire (Leicester, £5.5 cost) selected by 21.4% of teams.
3. Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth, £4.5) selected by 17.6% of teams.
4. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, £6.0 cost) selected by 17.2% of teams.
5. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea, £6.5 cost) selected  by 16.1% of teams.

Midfielders

1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, £13.0 cost) selected by 53.4% of teams.
2. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City, £10.0 cost) selected by 28.4% of teams.
3. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea,  £5.0 cost) selected by 19.1% of teams.
4. Christian Eriksen (Spurs, £9.5 cost) selected by 18.2% of teams.
5. Richarlison de Andrade (Everton, £6.5 cost) selected by 17.9% of teams.

Strikers

1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, £9.5 cost) selected by 36.1% of teams.
2. Harry Kane (Spurs, £12.5 cost) selected by 31.8% of teams.
3. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace, £7.0 cost) selected by 31.1% of teams.
4. Sergio Aguero (Man City, £11.0 cost) selected by 28.7% of teams.
5. Marko Arnautovic (West Ham, £7.0 cost) selected by 22.6% of teams.

Most expensive players in the league are Salah (£13.0) and Kane (£12.5), followed by Aubameyang, Sterling, Aguero and Lukaku all at (£11.0).

Source:
Premier League 2018, Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League, viewed 10 August 2018, <https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/statistics/>.