Premier League Young Player Of The Year Award: Mount, Rashford & Foden Lead
The final nomination for the Premier League Young Player of the Year Award has been released and trimmed down to 8-man nominees.
Marcus Rashford has appeared as the only Manchester United star nominated for the Premier League Young Player of the Year award for the 2020-21 season. The young Englishman scored 11 goals and provided 9 assists in 37 appearances – managing the most goal involvements among those nominated.
Elsewhere, Mason Mount, who was also nominated for the Premier League Player of the Year award was also included in the 8-man nominees for the Premier League Young Player of the Year award too.
While Manchester City duo of Phil Foden and Ruben Dias was also nominated for the award after an impressive season that saw them claim the Premier League title in 2020-21. Meanwhile, the latter was equally nominated for the Premier League Player of the Year award.
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The Premier League Young Player of the Year award is given to Premier League players aged 23 or lower, with the winner of the award to be announced after a fan-voted poll that decides who comes away with the crowd.
Premier League Young Player of the Year Award Nominees In Full
Below is the full 8-man nominees for the award;
1. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
2. Mason Mount (Chelsea)
3. Phil Foden (Manchester City)
4. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton)
5. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
6. Illan Meslier (Leeds United)
7. Declan Rice (West Ham)
8. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)