Swansea City's seven-season stay in the Premier League came to an end last season as a number of failed managers and poor performances on the pitch contributed to a disastrous year that ended in relegation.

The Swans sit seventh in the Championship after an indifferent run of form - in glimpses, they have looked promotion calibre, but at other times, they have struggled. This inconsistency has plagued Swansea thus far, although it has been a relatively good start.

The Welsh club are now managed by the famed coach Graham Potter, who has been labelled a manager for the football hipster. The ex-Ostersunds manager has won three and drew two, as he looks to reform the club, who believe they are of Premier League quality.

Swansea fans may have forgotten, given their seven year absence, but the Championship is an incredibly tough league where no game is an easy fixture.

So, they will have to be at their best every week to return back to the top-flight. We have chosen the THREE most valuable players for Swansea - those who are most likely to propel the Swans back to the top of English football...

Graham Potter invested well in the summer. One of those signings was the Manchester City creative midfielder Bersant Celina, who excelled at a poor Ipswich Town last season.

The Kosovo international won many plaudits last season for his goals, many of which tended to be long-range audacious attempts.

In fact, City boss Guardiola was reluctant to sell him, although realised he wasn't quite up to City's first-team. Celina will be a key player for Potter's Swansea this season.

One of the main players behind the good start under Potter has been striker Oliver McBurnie. He has found the net four times thus far, including an uber-impressive brace in the home draw with league leaders Leeds United.

He is moulding into a striker of great pedigree, with expert hold up play and a knack of knowing where the goal is.

If McBurnie continues his goalscoring form, Swansea will be up there come May.

The star of the show for Swansea is definitely the Dutchman Leroy Fer, who surprisingly wasn't signed by a Premier League club this summer, instead insisting his loyalty to Welsh outfit Swansea.

He has been rewarded for that loyalty in the form of the captain's armband. Captaincy can often lift a player to new heights, which seems the case thus far for Fer this campaign.

Fer had a disappointing season at Norwich followed by a poor stint at QPR, but since moving to Swansea, he is living up to the expectations.

For Fer, the biggest issue is consistency. When he is at his best, he is far too good for this league. If he can produce that level on the regular, Swansea fans and Graham Potter will be in for a treat.