PFA Player of the Year: Sterling, Van Dijk, Aguero, Hazard, Mane & Silva on the Selection List

Manchester City has three players on the list of six players selected for the Professional Footballers 'Association' s year – long player title.

Midfielder Bernardo Silva, winger Raheem Sterling and striker Sergio Aguero are all nominated for the Premier League title.

Liverpool rivals are represented by defender Virgil van Dijk and striker Sadio Mane.

Forward Eden Hazard of Chelsea completes the list.

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was the winner for 2017-18 and Sterling is also competing for the young PFA player award, which he won in 2018.

Among his rivals for this award and the main prize, there is his teammate in City, Silva.

In addition to Sterling, three other international internationals are in contention: Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, 21, side back Trent Alexander-Arnold and midfielder West Ham Declan Rice, 20 the list of six finalists.

Wales midfielder Bournemouth, David Brooks, 21, completes the list.

To be eligible for the prize, players must be 23 years old or younger at the beginning of the season.

The winners, elected by the members of the Association of Professional Footballers (PFA), will be announced at a ceremony to be held at Grosvenor House in London on Sunday, April 28.

The pretenders

Striker Sterling of Manchester City and England, who has already scored 23 goals in all competitions, has a prolific season at the club level.

This corresponds to his best performance (in 2017-2018) and there are signs that he has also added greater awareness and calm to his game – as chief designer of the Blues – to complete his frantic pace and his concern for purpose. .

The 24-year-old played a key role in a city-wide team to win a national triple and two consecutive senior titles for the first time in his history.

Did you know? Sterling has scored 36 goals this season (23 goals, 13 badists), a win that only Aguero can beat better and better among Premier League players (39).

Argentine striker Aguero has once again provided the necessary firepower to propel the title to Manchester City while he is aiming for a fourth Premier League title.

The 30-year-old, who was in the PFA's year-round team for 2017-18, scored an average goal every 109 minutes and has already scored 30 goals in all competitions for the fifth times in eight seasons.

Seventeen of those strikes have taken place since January and, with 19 goals, Aguero is tied in the race for the Golden Boot Premier League with the Liverpool Salah, despite nearly 900 minutes less than the Egyptian international .

Did you know? The total of Aguero's 30 goals in all competitions is higher than any other Premier League player in 2018-19.

The acquisition of Van Dijk for £ 75 million in January 2018 is one of the reasons that Liverpool was able to organize a concerted challenge for the Premier League title in 2018-19.

The 27-year-old Dutch defender played a key role in improving the Reds: 17 of his 34 appearances allowed the team to clear the goals and Jurgen Klopp's team conceded 15 goals. less than at the same stage last season.

This allowed Liverpool to reduce the gap by 25 points over world champion City and take the lead as the title race enters its final round.

Did you know? Van Dijk has the best dueling success rate (77%) of all defensemen with more than 25 in the Premier League this season.

Senegalese striker Mane was part of the PFA year team in 2016-17 and the 27-year-old has probably reached an all-time high since.

Terrorizing the defenses as part of a powerful three – man attack alongside Salah and Roberto Firmino, Sane, with 18 goals, is only one behind the Egyptian and the Aguero in the race to the goal.

His 22 goals in all competitions are also his best return since Southampton signed Red Bull Salzburg in 2014.

Mane also showed a penchant for the great opportunity, scoring two goals in Liverpool's Champions League win of 16 games against Bayern Munich in Germany.

Did you know? Only Steven Gerrard (21) scored more goals in the European Cup / Champions League for Liverpool than Mane (14).

In the absence of Kevin de Bruyne, the Portuguese international Bernardo Silva has imposed himself as an integral part of the Manchester City midfielder.

In his second full season at the club after joining Monaco for £ 43m in 2017, Silva has already started 31 Premier League matches, double his 2017-18 total. campaign.

And most of these appearances come from a central role, where the inventiveness of the 24-year-old alongside David Silva unleashed the offensive game of City.

Did you know? Silva has been directly involved in 23 goals in 45 games in all competitions for City this season (12 goals, 11 badists), four more than he's managed in 53 games last season (19) .

While speculation on transfers has revolved around Hazard since he's helped Belgium qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup football in Russia last summer, his performances for Chelsea have hardly been affected.

Manager Maurizio Sarri has been striving to reiterate the value of the 27-year-old player for the club throughout the season, suggesting that he could be "the best player in the world".

Hazard, who has been part of the PFA 's year – round team four times over the past five years, has once again been the center of attack for the Blues, offering more than 40 points. implications to goals than any other player.

Did you know? Hazard has been directly involved in 28 Premier League goals this season (16 goals, 12 badists), more than any other player.

All statistics are correct when the preselection was unveiled at 12:15 BST on Saturday, April 20th.