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'Foden with 17 league starts makes it ahead of 22-goal Salah': Fans staggered by Manchester City star's nomination for PFA Player of the Year ahead of rivals after failing to nail down first-team spot for champions

Daily Mail | June 2, 2021

Related Topics: Manchester City F.C., Phil Foden, Mohamed Salah, PFA Players' Player of the Year, English Football League, Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool F.C.

Phil Foden's place among the nominees for PFA Player of the Year has sparked a furious reaction online.

Many fans were staggered by the fact that Manchester City's slick attacking midfielder earned a spot on the six-man shortlist ahead of Liverpool's Mo Salah.

Salah scored 22 goals, only one fewer than Golden Boot winner Harry Kane, and was a rare shining light for Liverpool in an otherwise miserable season.

Phil Foden was nominated for PFA Player of the Year
Many fans believe Mo Salah should have been included

Phil Foden (right) made the PFA Player of the Year shortlist ahead of Liverpool's Mo Salah (left)

Salah put up another season of impressive numbers but was not in the six-man shortlist

A number of fans pointed out that Foden had only started 17 games for City in the Premier League but was deemed to have done more than the Egyptian to warrant a nomination.

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