By the vote of the players, Salah won for the second time the new prize for 2022

Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, won this Thursday the Player of the Year award in England, presented by the Professional Footballers Association for the second time in his career.

Salah defeated the likes of Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium, the defending champion Manchester City, who have won the award in the last two years.

Salah finished the season as the Premier League’s top scorer, along with South Korean Tottenham star Son Heung-min (23 goals each), and he was the best passer of decisive balls (13).

Although he was unable to lead his team to the League title or the Champions League, after the ‘Reds’ finished second, one point behind City and lost in the continental final against Real Madrid, Salah won the award in the second opportunity after 2018.

He said in an interview with the Professional Players Association: “It is always nice to win titles, whether individual or collective (…) This award is very important, especially because it is given by the players.”

“Individually, it shows that you work hard and you get what you work for, more or less.”

Six Liverpool players are on Team of the Year: Salah, Senegalese Sadio Mane, Spaniard Thiago Alcantara, defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk and Brazilian goalkeeper Alison Becker.

The Portuguese team is complete with Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who ranks second on the list of top scorers in the league (18 goals), and his compatriots Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), De Bruyne , and the German Antonio Rudiger. , Chelsea defender. Son’s loss to the team of the year was unique.

Manchester City striker Phil Foden, 22, won the Best Young Player award.

Source: “Agency”