Updated at 15.18
MANCHESTER CITY’S KEVIN De Bruyne, Leroy Sane and David Silva lead a six-strong cast that also includes the prolific Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane for the 2017-18 Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is the other nominee.
Despite blowing the chance to seal the Premier League title in a thrilling 3-2 derby defeat to Manchester United last weekend, City still boast a 13-point lead at the top of the table heading into Saturday’s match against Tottenham.
De Bruyne is expected to be City’s leading candidate having contributed a league-high 15 assists and seven goals from midfield as Pep Guardiola’s have marched towards the title.
However, the Belgian may be beaten to the award by Salah’s free-scoring form.
The 2018 nominees for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year!@DeBruyneKev, @D_DeGea, @HKane, @22mosalah, @LeroySane19 and @21LVA
— PFA (@PFA) April 14, 2018
🏆 #PFAawards pic.twitter.com/8zRqOmDXJZ
The Egyptian has scored 39 times in all competitions, including in each leg as Liverpool dumped City out of the Champions League quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate.
Salah leads the way in the race for the Premier League golden boot with 29 goals to Kane’s 25.
Sane and Kane are also on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year award alongside City goalkeeper Ederson and forward Raheem Sterling, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford and left-back Ryan Sessegnon — who has starred in Fulham’s push for promotion from the Championship.
Originally published at 13.08
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…..some leadership skills….well deserved
Traitor. No Irish man should accept that.
@Sean Barry: no Irish man should play for England!
@Sean Barry: ah yes. He’s captain of 1 day teams. Integral to transformation of their culture. On millions a yr from this role and he should turn down meaningless platitudes?
But can he graze his sheep in Stephens green ??
@Ger Lyons: trafalger square
@Ger Lyons: Trafalgar square
@Parnells Eighty-Seven: Trafalgar Square is not even half as leafy as Stephen’s Green so he will end up with really lean lamb.
As they say never look ‘a gift horse in the mouth”he plays cricket for an english team like many people who are not from that country like Andrew Strauss ,Ted Dexter and many many more,he was selected to do so and is a damn good player
For England old chap