If you believe that then you should also have the same opinion on Wilshere. I have them both listed, because the horrendous amount of injury prone players in our squad was a huge part of the banter era.

Emmanuel Frimpong, Denis Suarez, Broken Jack Wilshere. Dishonorable mentions for Abou Diaby and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. (Also Carl Jenkinson or Calum Chambers should’ve been RB)

Tbf though I don’t think this is the best reference for who the best players actually were, especially for CBs, since certain stats can really boost a player’s rating. For Otamendi in that City side he was the most active/aggressive defender who was also at the center of recycling possession, which led to him leading the team for recovering possession, and I’m pretty sure leading the league for passes completed. Remembering back to that season though, no one really talked about him being one of the best in the world, because although he performed his role incredibly well, it mostly came down to the team and system around him.