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– Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has won the Fans’ Footballer of the Year award for 2021.
– It means the Egyptian King retains his crown after also winning last year’s inaugural edition.
– Salah came out on top following a stunning calendar year, which saw him score 24 goals in 40 Premier League appearances.
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– The 29-year-old achieved an incredible 61% of the vote for the national award to finish comfortably ahead of second-placed Declan Rice of West Ham United.
– The nominations from football journalists helped form a nine-man shortlist for the national award before supporters voted for their pick earlier this month.
– Manchester United Bruno Fernandes finished third, behind Salah and Rice, and ahead of Manchester City’s Phil Foden, with Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy making up the top five.
– Salah inevitably also came out on top in the individual club standings for Liverpool, with Trent Alexander-Arnold finishing as runner-up, Joel Matip third and Fabinho coming home in fourth.
