After his display against arsenal i think we should leave vertonghen out of it. Anyway shouldnt be on current form rather than last season? Right now on current form (suarez hasn't played yet so we don't know how he's gonna be) you would have to say that sturridge and toure are the star players in the premiership and i'd also add ivanovic and yaya toure who have both been quality. Wiltshire has done fuck all to even be considered and neither has vidic. City's defence is all over the place currently so that would rule out zabaleta as well.
The thread is about who is the best player now Bale has gone though so I'm not sure the question is about current form, and everyone is naming Suarez who hasn't kicked a ball yet. But if it is about form then I agree with you on Sturridge, I said the same earlier in the thread. I just thought some more defensively minded players deserve a mention too.