Van Dijk s defeat in PFA s best of the year has caused heated discussion, Manchester United captain unexpectedly shortlisted, Reds fans are angry

Liverpool star missed the six-man shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year, while the selection of a Manchester United player has caused considerable controversy.

This list of the English Professional Players' Association (PFA) Player of the Year shortlisted by the players, was originally widely believed by the outside world to be led by the new season Premier League champion Liverpool. However, in the final six-man list, only two Liverpool were selected - and the team's captain and defender Virgil Van Dijk were unexpectedly out of the election, which caused a large number of fans and industry insiders to question.

Liverpool won the championship strongly but only two were shortlisted for the first season under Arne Slott, Liverpool won the Premier League championship with a huge advantage of 10 points and was crowned early with 4 rounds left in the league. This is the second time in Liverpool has won the Premier League championship, and the overall performance of the team is amazing.

With this performance, the outside world generally predicts that the Red Army will dominate the PFA player of the year. But the reality is surprising - only Mohamed Salah and Alexis McAllister are on the final six-man shortlist.

Van Dijk was neglected and triggered controversy

The most controversial thing is that Van Dijk, as the team captain, was not shortlisted. He played 37 games in the Premier League last season, missing only the penultimate away game against Brighton (he was rested in that 3-2 loss), and was the absolute core of the team's defense line.

Under his leadership, Liverpool is second only to Arsenal this season, with the second best defensive record in the Premier League. In addition, Van Dijk also completed a contract renewal with the club during the season and continued to serve as the team's spiritual leader and defensive commander.

Despite this, this player, widely regarded as the best central defender in the Premier League, failed to even make the PFA six-man roster - even more surprisingly, there is no defender on this roster.

Analysis of the roster of the finalists

The following is the six shortlist for PFA Player of the Year this season:

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Scored 29 Premier League goals and won the Golden Boot again

It is generally considered to be the most dominant player in the Premier League this season

Alexis McCa Lister (Liverpool)

played 35 games and scored 5 goals

for his tenacious fighting and midfield organization, he is known as the "adhesive" of the Reds' midfield, Declan Rice (Arsenal)

demonstrated strong offensive and defensive capabilities, and transformed from a defensive midfield to a true B2B midfielder, which is the most stable link in Arsenal's championship season. 1}Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Although his condition declined at the end of the season, he contributed 15 goals and 9 assists

is one of the few highlights of Chelsea this season

Alexander Isaac (Newcastle United)

Scoring 23 Premier League goals, the second league scorer

He helped Newcastle return to the Champions League field

Bruno ·Fernandez (Manchester United)

scored 8 goals and assisted 10 times

Although his personal data is not bad, Manchester United finally ranked 15th (more than 17), and his overall performance was disappointing

Social media furious: fans called it "unfair"

Van Dijk's failure quickly sparked heated discussions on social platforms. Fans left messages to express their dissatisfaction:

"Not Van Dijk? It's outrageous. He is definitely the one who should be the most shortlisted after Salah."

"Can Palmer be selected? Van Dijk fail to be on the list?"

"Bruno is ranked 17th in the team, but Van Dijk leads the team to win the championship but fails to be shortlisted. Where is the logic?"

Obviously, many fans have also raised doubts about Bruno Fernandez's selection, believing that this is more based on personal fame than team performance. The time of the

PFA award ceremony is announced

It is reported that PFA will hold an award ceremony on August 19 (Tuesday), and the ownership of important awards such as the Premier League's best player this season will be announced.

Until then, the controversy over Van Dijk's defeat may continue to ferment. After all, against the backdrop of Liverpool's strong Premier League championship and Van Dijk's personal performance is almost perfect, his absence is really hard to convince.