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Liverpool star Salah on shortlist for PFA Player of the Year award

Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah
Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed SalahPaul ELLIS / AFP

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was among six players nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Men's Player of the Year award on Friday.

The 33-year-old played a key role in Liverpool's Premier League title triumph last season with 29 goals and 18 assists.

The Egypt star was voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association - securing almost 90 per cent of the votes, marking the biggest winning margin this century - and is the firm favourite to land the PFA prize.

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Salah is joined on the shortlist by Liverpool teammate Alexis Mac Allister, Arsenal's Declan Rice, Cole Palmer of Chelsea, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes.

Last year, the trophy for 2023/24 PFA Player of the Year went to Phil Foden, while Cole Palmer won the PFA Young Player of the Year award for 2023/24. Palmer's inclusion this year was a surprise choice for the list given his struggles for Chelsea last season. Declan Rice starred in midfield for Arsenal, hitting a career-high nine goals while adding 10 assists in 52 appearances in all competitions.

Sweden striker Alexander Isak scored 23 goals for Newcastle as they qualified for the Champions League and ended a 56-year trophy drought by winning the League Cup. Bruno Fernandes was one of United's few bright spots in the club's worst top-flight campaign since 1973/74, with eight league goals and 10 assists.

Salah aims to rewrite history

This year's awards ceremony will be held in Manchester on August 19th and Mohammed Salah, who is the biggest favourite to win the award, might become the first player in the history to win the PFA Player of the Year three times.

Apart from the egyptian forward, just six players had won the award twice since 1974 when the PFA Player of the Year award was introduced - Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Garreth Bale and Kevin De Bruyne.

You can find list of previous winners of PFA Player of the Year award here.