Midseason Ranks: Defenders

Injuries have decimated any lines of demarcation in the upper tiers

A lot can happen in two weeks. Trent Alexander-Arnold can be two weeks closer to fitness; Lucas Digne can suffer a potentially career-derailing ankle injury and undergo surgery; Ben Mendy can return, replace Cancelo and score his first ever Man City goal. All that to say, when last I wrote about defenders on 11 November, I did not expect everything woul…