PFA awards: Salah named best men's player, Kerr voted top women's player

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah won the 2021-22 Professional Footballers' Association men's Player of the Year award for the second time Thursday, beating out teammates Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk and two-time winner Kevin De Bruyne after scoring 23 goals in the Premier League.

Salah last won the award in 2018.

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo were also nominated for the award.

Tottenham's Son Heung-Min, who finished alongside Salah as the Premier League's joint-top scorer, didn't make the shortlist.

Chelsea forward Sam Kerr was also named the PFA women's Player of the Year after leading the Blues to a domestic double. Kerr scored 32 goals in all competitions as Chelsea captured the Women's Super League title and Women's FA Cup.

City players Phil Foden and Lauren Hemp were voted the PFA's men's and women's top young players, respectively. Foden defended his title from last season, while Hemp nabbed the award for the fourth time.

Players from England's top four divisions cast the votes for the two major awards.

Despite winning the Premier League title, City have just three players in the PFA men's team of the year. However, six players from runners-up Liverpool made the 11.

Ronaldo and Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger earned places on the team sheet, but Tottenham's two star forwards, Kane and Son, missed out.

The women's team of the year includes four players from Chelsea, three each from Arsenal and City, and one from Manchester United.