Top 5 contenders for the PFA Young Player of the Year

#3 Leroy Sane (Manchester City) - 23 years

Leroy Sane

Leroy Sane was one of the cornerstones of Manchester City's romp to the Premier League title last season, weighing in with 10 goals and 15 assists, which saw him unsurprisingly named as the 2017/2018 PFA Young Player of the Year.

Despite his performances, he was controversially left off Germany's World Cup squad and the folly of Joachim Low's decision was exposed as the defending champions crashed out at the group stage.

Sane did not have the start to this season that he wanted, as he was left out of the first team by the ever demanding Pep Guardiola, but rather than sulk, the 23-year-old used that as motivation to work his way back into the starting eleven and the former Schalke man has recovered from that initial setback to once more become an essential part of the City army.

So far this season, Leroy Sane has scored eight goals and registered nine assists from 24 matches to help City in their quest to reclaim top spot from Liverpool and firmly install him as one of the favorites for the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

If Sane is to successfully defend his award, he would only be the fourth player to win it in successive seasons and first since Dele Alli did so in 2016 and 2017.