Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) men’s Player of the Year, while Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers picked up the Young Player of the Year award.
The announcement was made on Monday night, with former England manager Gareth Southgate also honoured with the PFA Merit Award for his service to English football.
Salah, 33, made history as the first player to win the award three times after leading Liverpool to the Premier League title last season. The Egyptian forward finished as the league’s top scorer with 29 goals and 18 assists.
Reflecting on his journey, Salah said growing up in Egypt shaped his dreams:
“Of course I wanted to be a football player and provide for my family, but you don’t think about the big stuff when you are still in Egypt. When you grow, you start to see things differently and you start to have ambition.”
Other players on the shortlist were Salah’s teammate Alexis Mac Allister, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.
Salah has now added the PFA award to his collection after also winning the Premier League Player of the Season and the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year earlier this year.
