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Matthew Southcombe

PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist: Welsh youngster David Brooks nominated

Wales youngster David Brooks has been shortlisted for the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

The 21-year-old has made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, scoring seven goals and assisting in five since joining Bournemouth.

If he were to scoop the award, he'd join Ian Rush, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale on the list of Welshmen to win the award.

But he'll have to go some if he's going to achieve that.

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Because Brooks is joined on the list by some big names.

Manchester City duo Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva are both on the list and the 24-year-olds have also been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.

Also on the shortlist for the young award are Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, West Ham's Declan Rice and Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.

Sterling will be deemed the favourite for the award, having contributed 17 goals towards City's treble push this season.

Meanwhile, there is no Welsh representation on the PFA Player of the Year shortlist.

That's taken up by Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Sterling, Silva, Sergio Aguero and Eden Hazard.

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PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist

Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool), David Brooks (Bournemouth), Marcus Rashford (Man United), Declan Rice (West Ham), Bernardo Silva (Man City), Raheem Sterling (Man City).

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