Foden named PFA player of year, Palmer young player

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has won nan Professional Footballers' Association men's subordinate of nan twelvemonth award, while Chelsea winger Cole Palmer was named young subordinate of nan year.

It is nan first clip since nan 2009-10 run that some men's awards person gone to English players.

Wayne Rooney and James Milner won nan subordinate and young subordinate of nan twelvemonth prizes respectively for that season.

Foden scored 19 goals successful 35 top-flight appearances successful 2023-24 arsenic City won a historical fourth successive Premier League, and - aged 23 - he became nan youngest subordinate to person won six convention titles.

This is nan first clip nan Stockport-born playmaker has been nan PFA's subordinate of nan year, having doubly been selected arsenic nan champion young player.

He besides won nan 2023-24 Premier League subordinate of nan play grant and was named nan Football Writers' Association (FWA) footballer of nan year.

Foden hit his City team-mates Erling Haaland, who won nan grant past year, and Rodri, arsenic good arsenic Chelsea's Palmer, Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins who were connected nan shortlist.

Palmer whitethorn person missed retired connected 1 grant but he did not travel distant empty-handed.

The 22-year-old scored 22 goals successful 34 Premier League appearances successful his first play for Chelsea.

His shape earned him a spot successful nan England squad for Euro 2024 and Palmer scored successful nan last which nan Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain.

The Blues guardant hit Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho, erstwhile Crystal Palace subordinate Michael Olise and Brighton's Joao Pedro to nan young subordinate prize.

In nan women's categories, Manchester City's Khadija Shaw won nan subordinate of nan twelvemonth grant and Manchester United's Grace Clinton was named young subordinate of nan year.