5th: Leicester City (7C temperature) – No gloves
Now we get down to the real hard-men – the no gloves and Nigel Pearson’s side does not let him down. For a manager who once fought off a pack of wild dogs whilst back-packing in Romania with just a walking stick , you’d imagine Pearson wouldn’t put up with knitwear.
4th: Burnley (6C temperature) – No gloves
The question should really be; can you do it on a cold wet night in Burnley? Sean Dyche’s side proving that despite being 50 miles outside of Stoke, they’re hardly lesser in terms of hard-man status.
1st=: Stoke City (5C temperature) – No gloves
Stoke didn’t fail to live up to their image as one of the toughest teams in the league as they fought of the cold and Arsenal to record a shock win.
1st=: Arsenal (5C temperature) – No gloves
Despite wearing no gloves, the entire side wore long sleeved shirts as club tradition dictates the team must follow the lead of the captain who makes a decision before the match.
1st=: Manchester United (5C temperature) – No gloves
Louis van Gaal’s side braved the cold to get an early Christmas present at Southampton, somehow claiming all three points in a lacklustre performance but proved themselves to be one of the toughest sides in league.
(List compiled here)