How a North v South Premier League All-Star game might look featuring Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool stars

How a North v South Premier League All-Star game might look featuring Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool stars
The NBA All-Star game dominated the weekend’s sporting action in America this weekend as the best in the game went head-to-head at the Spectrum Center in North Carolina.The team led by LeBron James was able to defeat Team Giannis 178-164 at the All-Star Weekend, which included musical performances from J-Cole and Meek Mill during half time as well.The NBA All-Star game is a huge part of the American sporting calendar25
The NBA All-Star game is a huge part of the American sporting calendar
One of the most exciting and fun-filled weekends in the sporting calendar, there was also theSlam Dunk Contest, the Skills Challenge and the Rising Stars game for fans to indulge in across the three-day event.For English football fans, such an event can only be dreamed about as the Premier League have never even considered putting on an event of this magnitude.The NBA teams are chosen by fans, players and members of the media voting to decide each starting line-up, with the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference squaring off.However, the question has always been posed; how would the contest play out if a team from the north played a team from the south? Here at talkSPORT.com, we have assembled two teams from the north (and Midlands) and the south in a 4-4-2 formation and tried to spread the distribution of players as evenly as possible.Scroll down to see who made the potential lineups and let us know who you think would win.

NORTH XI

GK: David De Gea (Manchester United)David De Gea25
David De Gea
RB: Kyle Walker (Manchester City)Kyle Walker25
Kyle Walker
CB: James Tarkowski (Burnley)James Tarkowski25
James Tarkowski
CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)Virgil van Dijk25
Virgil van Dijk
LB: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)Andrew Robertsongetty25
Andrew Robertson
RW: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)Raheem Sterling25
Raheem Sterling
CM: Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers)Ruben Neves25
Ruben Neves
CM: Paul Pogba (Manchester United)Paul Pogba25
Paul Pogba
LW: Richarlison (Everton)Richarlison25
Richarlison
CF: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)Sergio Aguero25
Sergio Aguero
CF: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)Mohamed Salah25
Mohamed Salah
SUBS:Ederson (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), David Silva (Manchester City), James Maddison (Leicester City), Leroy Sane (Manchester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)The North starting XI25
The North starting XI

SOUTH XI

GK: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)Hugo Lloris25
Hugo Lloris
RB: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)Cesar Azpilicueta25
Cesar Azpilicueta
CB: Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion)Lewis Dunk25
Lewis Dunk
CB: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)Toby Alderweireld25
Toby Alderweireld
LB: Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth)Charlie Daniels25
Charlie Daniels
RW: Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur)Heung-Min Son25
Heung-Min Son
CM: Lucas Torreira (Arsenal)Lucas Torreira25
Lucas Torreira
CM: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)Dele Alli25
Dele Alli
LW: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)Eden Hazard25
Eden Hazard
CF: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang25
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
CF: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)Harry Kane25
Harry Kane
SUBS:LukaszFabianski (West Ham United), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Felipe Anderson (West Ham United), Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotpsur), Callum Wilson (AFC Bournemouth), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)The South starting XI25
The South starting XI



Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku took to Twitter to say that the Premier League should take a page out of the NBA's book and set up an annual All-Star Game between players from the north and players from the south.
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How a North v South Premier League All-Star game might look featuring Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool stars Written by: fpnews Posted on: February 18, 2019 The NBA All-Star game dominated the weekend's sporting action in America this weekend as the best in the game went head-to-head at the Spectrum Center in North Carolina.
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We reckon stars from Manchester United, Burnley, Liverpool, Manchester City and Everton would form the North's team, while Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Swansea players would make the team for the South. CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE OUR NORTH V SOUTH ALL-STAR LINE-UPS. Related articles
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But that's a diplomatic answer - the question still remains, would a Premier League All-Stars game - say, against a top European club or against another All-Stars team from Spain - be a good idea? Personally I think it would be great entertainment and good for the exposure of the leagues/clubs involved.

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