PFA Awards: Manchester City, Arsenal players dominate list

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The 50th edition of the PFA Awards will recognize players for their contributions during the 2022/23 season. Manchester City players have a significant presence among the nominees for this year’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Awards.

 for the annual Professional Players’ Association awards.Six players have been nominated and it was released on Thursday via the verified handle of the PFA on X (formerly Twitter), @PFA.

Among those  on the list are three Manchester City players – Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones.

Also included in the star-spangled list are two Arsenal stars, Bukayo Saka and 24-year-old  team captain, Martin Ødegaard,

Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard were key players for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal team, scoring a combined 29 goals in the Premier League. The Gunners finished as runners-up, five points behind Manchester City.

His fellow clubmate and skipper, De Bruyne, has been praised for making accurate passes, on-pitch intelligence and awareness. The Belgian star player was highly instrumental to the Citizens’ trophy-laden run.

De Bruyne, the Belgian star and club captain, has been praised for his ability to make accurate passes, his intelligence on the field, and his awareness of the game. He was instrumental in the Citizens’ successful season.

Both Haaland and Saka made the list of the Young Player of the Year nominees.

PFA Player’s Player of the Year nominees:

1. Erling Haaland – Manchester City

3. Bukayo Saka – Arsenal

4. Harry Kane – Tottenham

5. Matin Ødegaard – Arsenal

6. John Stones – Manchester City

Young Player of the Year nominees:

1. Erling Haaland – Manchester City

2. Bukayo Saka – Arsenal

3. Moises Caicedo – Brighton

4.  Evan Ferguson – Brighton

5. Jacob Ramsey – Aston Villa

6. Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal