Man City duo up for Premier League Player of the Month award with Liverpool, Aston Villa & Newcastle stars

Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland have been nominated for April’s Premier League Player of the Month award.

The Blues enjoyed a superb run last month and won all five games over April - against Liverpool, Southampton, Leicester City, Arsenal and Fulham - scoring 17 goals in the process. Haaland was responsible for seven of those strikes in a month that saw him equal the record for the most goals in a single Premier League campaign, while he also provided two assists.

As for De Bruyne, he scored in the Liverpool win and netted an important brace as City beat title-rivals Arsenal 4-1 last week. The Belgian also provided an assist in all four appearances last month, but missed the Fulham trip with a knock.

Incredibly, De Bruyne has never won the Premier League Player of the Month award, and somewhat surprisingly, Haaland has only claimed the accolade once this season. City’s no.9 picked up August’s edition, with Marcus Rashford (3), Miguel Almiron, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka also winning awards this season.

Also nominated for April’s prize is Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, who ended the month by scoring an injury-time winner against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield. Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson have been selected by the Premier League as candidates, with the latter scoring eight goals despite starting just two matches.

Another player in fine scoring form is Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, who bagged five from seven matches in April as the Villans’ European hopes were strengthened. Eberechi Eze and Dominic Solanke complete the eight-man shortlist and have both played significant roles as Crystal Palace and Bournemouth enjoyed excellent runs in April, and moved away from the relegation scrap at the bottom of the table.

Voting is open now and can be accessed here. Voting closes at 12pm on Monday 8 May.