Last season, we celebrated a number of players aged 27 or older who, like Ilkay Gundogan, had either pushed their respective games to new heights or thrived in slightly different roles in the 2020-21 season. (We also gave out Gundogan lifetime achievement awards to Bayern's Thomas Muller and Lazio's Ciro Immobile.)
Some of last year's honorees have continued to thrive over the recent months, while others trailed off. But it's time to work through the same exercise for the 2021-22 season. Let's induct this year's collection of Gundogans.