Peter Barnes was the last City player to win the award. It’s a similar story in the Young Player of the Year category too, with Manchester City wingers Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sané battling it out to be crowned best young player (anyone aged 23 or under when the season started). Manchester City have ‘wow’ factor but they need Houdini-style escape Read moreSterling is now something of a veteran in the Premier League. A quarter of Sterling’s goals have been set up by his main rival for the young player award, Leroy Sané. Emre Can (7.28), reigning champion Dele Alli (7.15) and Wilfred Ndidi (7.13) complete the top five, but this year’s award will unquestionably be won by a Manchester City player for the first time since Peter Barnes won it in 1976.

Source: The Guardian April 10, 2018 13:30 UTC