Premier League champions Manchester City have three players involved on the shortlist, including Walker, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva following their record-breaking season. Meanwhile, their city rivals Manchester United received four nominations with Paul Pogba – who won the World Cup with France, David de Gea, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku all selected.

However, United’s Alexis Sanchez lost his place on the list following a tricky debut season at Old Trafford, with former striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, currently of LA Galaxy, also dropping out.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp saw five of his current squad included after reaching their first Champions League final since 2005. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are the only African players on the shortlist and they....https://www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng/2018/09/10/messi-cr7-neymar-pogba-a-host-of/