Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes are among the many gamers shortlisted for the 2024-25 Males’s PFA Participant of the 12 months award.
The award is voted for by the gamers on the finish of every season, with the winner set to be introduced at a ceremony on August 19.
Salah’s Liverpool team-mate Alexis Mac Allister can be listed, together with Arsenal’s Declan Rice, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, and Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
The Reds talisman, who beforehand gained the award in 2017-18 and 2021-22, is anticipated to carry this yr’s title and turn into the primary participant to win the accolade thrice.
Salah recorded 47 purpose contributions within the Premier League in the course of the 2024-25 season (29 targets, 18 assists), the joint-most ever by a participant in a marketing campaign within the competitors’s historical past, alongside Andy Cole in 1993-94 and Alan Shearer in 1994-95.
The 33-year-old additionally claimed his fourth Golden Boot, going degree with Thierry Henry for essentially the most within the Premier League, which has put him in rivalry for this yr’s Ballon d’Or.
Mac Allister additionally loved a stellar season for Arne Slot’s title winners, registering 10 purpose involvements (5 targets, 5 assists) in 35 Premier League appearances final season.
The Argentine gained 58 tackles within the high flight final season, greater than any participant within the Liverpool group, whereas he additionally created the fifth-highest variety of probabilities for the Reds.
Fernandes loved one other positive marketing campaign in a disappointing one for United, creating extra probabilities (91) than another participant within the Premier League in 2024-25.
He was additionally the primary Crimson Devils participant to document 5 or extra targets (eight) and document 10 or extra assists (10) within the competitors since he did so himself in 2020-21.
Final season within the Premier League, Rice was one among simply three gamers to document 25 or extra interceptions (25), 50 or extra probabilities created (59), 150 or extra possession gained (156) and 1250 or extra profitable passes (1326).
Final season’s Younger Participant of the 12 months, Palmer has this yr been nominated for the principle prize, having scored 15 league targets to assist Chelsea safe Champions League soccer for subsequent season.
Isak, in the meantime, turned the primary Newcastle United participant to attain 23 targets in a Premier League season since Alan Shearer in 2001-02 (additionally 23).
The Sweden worldwide additionally performed a significant function in ending the Magpies’ 70-year home trophy drought of their EFL Cup success over Liverpool, scoring his facet’s second purpose at Wembley Stadium.