Liverpool trio join Kevin De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane on PFA Player of the Year 2022 men's shortlist

Liverpool trio Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are joined by Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo on the Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist. De Bruyne and Salah are expected to fight it out for the award, which is voted for by players, with the winner set to be announced on June 9.

Ad/> Salah won the men's FWA Football of the Year award after Liverpool finished second in the Premier League, while De Bruyne was named the Premier League Player of the Season for his role in Manchester City’s title win. TransfersMane delays transfer decision amid interest from Bayern, Barca and Real – Paper Round26/05/2022 AT 22:55 De Bruyne has won the PFA award for the past two years, and the Belgian is hoping to become the first player to win it three times, as is Ronaldo.

Salah, meanwhile, claimed the award back in 2017-18, and is in contention this year after topping both the scoring and assist charts in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Sam Kerr will be expected to win the Women’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year award after her exploits helped Chelsea win the WSL title.

Salah confirms Liverpool stay next season, Mane to reveal decision after CL final De Bruyne hits four as City take another step to Premier League title Salah and Kerr named FWA Footballers of the Year Kerr, the women's FWA Football of the Year, scored 20 goals in 20 games as Chelsea defended their crown, and she was joined on the six-player shortlist by captain Pernille Harder. /> Arsenal duo Kim Little and Vivianne Miedema, plus Manchester City pair Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp are also nominated.