'You won the real trophy' - Man City fans react as Aymeric Laporte vents PFA frustration

Four Manchester City stars have been recognised by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) for their efforts this year, although one City regular appears to have taken issue with the relatively low City representation.

Media bias against Pep Guardiola's side - whether real or not - has been a hot topic of conversation this season among City fans. However, Aymeric Laporte's recent tweet suggests that he believes that footballers aren't too keen on the Premier League champions either.

On Thursday evening the PFA released its Team of the Year and revealed the winner of the annual PFA Player of the Year award, both voted for by players.

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While Phil Foden was named the Young Player of the Year, Kevin De Bruyne missed out on winning a record third consecutive Player of the Year award as Liverpool's Mohamed Salah took the prize. Meanwhile, only three City players - De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo - were included in the PFA Team of the Season.

Following the announcements, City defender Laporte appeared to take exception with the decision of his peers, expressing his frustration via a cryptic tweet. The Spain international posted a GIF of the famous 'I prefer not to speak' Jose Mourinho interview, accompanied by shrugging and face-palm emojis.

It can't be proved for certain that Laporte was responding to the awards, but it seems fairly likely. It's also not clear which - if not both - he was complaining about.

Laporte can count himself hard done by for his season not to be recognised by his fellow players. The 28-year-old played 33 times as City won the Premier League title, making a huge contribution to both