London, June 5 -- Arsenal's Declan Rice, Gabriel and David Raya have been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association men's player of the year award alongside Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki.
Earlier this month, Fernandes, 31, won the Football Writers' Association's men's footballer of the year award. That award is often an indicator of who is the frontrunner to be named the PFA player of the year.
The Portugal midfielder registered a record 21 Premier League assists to help United finish third. Midfielder Rice, defender Gabriel and goalkeeper Raya were all key players for Arsenal, who won the Premier League for the first time in 22 years.
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