Salah sets record by winning third PFA Player of the Year award – SUCH TV

Mohamed Salah made history on Tuesday by becoming the first player to win the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Men’s Player of the Year award three times, after leading Liverpool to Premier League glory.

The Egyptian forward scored 29 goals and contributed 18 assists, helping the Reds secure a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title with four games to spare last season. Salah previously won the award in the 2017/18 and 2021/22 campaigns.

The 33-year-old also collected the Football Writers’ Association and Premier League Player of the Year awards in recent months.

Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers was named Young Player of the Year following a breakthrough season, which included his senior international debut for England.

Salah is joined in the 2024/25 PFA Premier League Team of the Year by Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, and Alexis Mac Allister.

Milos Kerkez, who moved to Anfield from Bournemouth in June, is also selected, as are the Arsenal trio of William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice.

Matz Sels and Chris Wood are recognised for their fine campaigns at Nottingham Forest, while wantaway Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is included after finishing second to Salah in the Golden Boot race.

Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey won the women’s player of the year accolade after her role in helping the Gunners win the Champions League.

The Spanish midfielder scored 19 goals in all competitions, including eight in the Champions League, in her first season in England.

Olivia Smith recently joined Caldentey at Arsenal in a world-record £1 million ($1.4 million) deal and won the women’s young player of the year prize following her superb season at Liverpool.