Chelsea Star Mount Among 7 Big Nominees for December Best Premier League Player Award

• Mason Mount has been named among the nominees for the December best Premier League player
• The 22-year-old will face serious competition from Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling who scored five goals last month
• Manchester City have been superb this season in the Premier League as the Citizens have 10-point gap on the EPL table

Raheem Sterling of Manchester City has made the final nominees of players for the December 2021 best player of the month award following their impressive performance.

The England international was so superb in December as he ended up as highest goalscorer with five goals as Manchester City won all their six games played last month.

Also on the list of Premier League nominees is Manchester City star Joao Cancelo who also played important role towards helping Manchester City winning all their six games in December.

And who are the other players?

Arsenal duo of Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli, Tottenham's Son Heung-min and Chelsea's Mason Mount and James Maddinson are the other players who will fight for the award.

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Mason Mount has been one of the top performers this season for Chelsea in the Premier League as the Blues occupy second position on the table.

Heartwarming footage of Chelsea keeper as he saves young pitch invader from steward

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga turned out the hero for a Chelsea supporter as images show the Spanish goalkeeper saving a fan from stewards after the Blues Carabao Cup first leg victory against Tottenham at the Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea were 2-0 victors on the night against their North-London rivals thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and an unfortunate own goal by Spurs defender Ben Davies.

Chelsea now stand a good chance of making the final if they avoid a worse result in the return leg at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium next week Wednesday.

The victory prompted wild jubilations from the Stamford Bridge supporters who once against might be celebrating another title under German manager Thomas Tuchel after their Champions League victory last season.

Kepa was instrumental in securing the win for Chelsea on the night as he pushed away Tottenham’s only two shots on target from Harry Kane and Giovani Lo Celso in the second half which prompted a young fan eagerly keen to congratulate him after the final whistle.