Suarez, five others nominated for Player of Year award

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Luis Suarez: favourite to win the Player of the Year award
Luis Suarez: favourite to win the Player of the Year award

Liverpool trio of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and captain, Steven Gerrard have all been nominated for the Player of the Year. The nominations also include Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana.

Hazard and Sturridge are also nominated for the young player of the year prize, along with Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, Everton midfielder Ross Barkley and Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling.

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Suarez is the firm favourite to win the award after his free-scoring season. The Uruguay forward has already scored 29 league goals and his expected to add to his tally before the end of the season.

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PFA Chief Executive Gordon Taylor, OBE, said: “These Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in football and looking at this year’s nominations it is clear that this has been an incredibly competitive year.

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“Each of the six men nominated for the Players’ Award could expect to be recognised by their fellow professionals, as they have each had a superb season individually and played significant roles in the success of their clubs this year.

“The quality of the Young Player nominations is a cause for real celebration. There are some extremely talented players coming through at the highest level of our domestic game and four of the six nominees already play for England, with Aaron Ramsey a stalwart of the Welsh national side.”

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