Can Salah forget about the Ballon d’Or? He didn’t even become the Premier League’s best player, the award went to Manchester City rival

The Ballon d’Or has changed the rules and is now awarded per season, not per calendar year. And several players are having phenomenal seasons. Even in the English Premier League. Mohamed Salah cut his teeth to win the award for the best player on the planet, but he is not number one in the English league either.

The winner of the Premier League is still undecided, but the best player of the season has already been chosen. Many expected Mohamed Salah to be the winner, but no way. The award went to Manchester City’s rivals.

Salah, meanwhile, recently confidently declared that he is the best player on the planet. There was a lot of talk that he could win the Ballon d’Or for this season. After all, he is the most productive player in the English league, he has the most goals and assists, and he has taken Liverpool as far as he can in all competitions.

But even that wasn’t enough for him to become at least the best player in the English league. That was Kevin De Bruyne for the second time in his career, who is having another maximum season.

In the league alone, the Belgian has netted 15 goals, to which he has added 7 assists. He is one of the main reasons why Manchester City lead the league ahead of Liverpool. He decides important games, he can be a leader. In short, he is doing great and no one can doubt the correctness of the winner.

“To win this award for the second time in my career is an achievement. I am really proud of it. There are a lot of quality players in the Premier League. It was a pleasure to compete for the award with some other great players who have had an incredible season,” De Bruyne let slip to the club’s website.

The Citizens star won the award for the first time in the 2019/20 season. He is only the fourth player to win the award twice. Outside of him, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic have managed it.

Source: Premier League, Manchester City