Cristiano Ronaldo, the crack of Manchester United, is among six nominees for Player of the Year, an award given by the English Association of Professional Footballers (PFA). The winner will be announced on June 9th.
Completing the list of players nominated for the award are Kevin De Bruyne, Premier League winner along with Manchester City, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah, three members of runner-up Liverpool, and Harry Kane, the Tottenham’s top scorer. .
De Bruyne has won awards over the past two seasons, while Cristiano Ronaldo has won awards twice in his first spell with Manchester United in 2007 and 2008.
In addition, De Bruyne was named Premier League Player of the Season on May 21, a day before helping City to their fourth league title in the last five seasons.
Candidates for Best Young Player
For their part, the candidates for the PFA award for Best Young Player are Phil Foden (Manchester City), winner of the Premier poll; Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, both from Arsenal; Conor Gallagher, on loan from Chelsea to Crystal Palace; Reece James (Chelsea) and Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
Source: La Verdad
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