Sadio Mane’s Absence in the Premier League Player of the Season Nominees Causes Stir on Social Media

• Senegal and Liverpool talisman Sadio Mane missed out on this season's Premier League Player of the Season nomination
• Mane has featured for Liverpool 33 times in the English top tier this season, scoring 15 goals and providing two assists in the process
• Sadio, who won the 2021 AFCON earlier this year, has been instrumental in Liverpool's drive for an unprecedented quadruple this season.

Sadio Mane's exclusion from the Premier League Player of the Season has raised eyebrows, particularly on social media.

This season, the Senegalese has played a vital role in helping the team reach the Champions League final, and the FA Cup final, while Liverpool are also pushing for the league title as well.

Despite his spike in performance in the Premier League, the 30-year-old was snubbed for the Premier League Player of the Season nomination.

His form since February has seen Mane rack up 12 goals in 22 matches for Liverpool, helping him to surpass Diogo Jota as Liverpool's leading scorer in all competitions bar Mohamed Salah.

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How did football fans react to Mane's Premier League Player of the Season snub?

Football fans took to social media to register their disappointment about Mane's exclusion from this season's Premier League Player of the Year nominees.

The obviously disappointed fans could not come to terms with Mane's absence with some even tagging his conspicuous exclusion as 'criminal.'

Below are sampled comments about Mane's Premier League Player of the Season snub:

No room for Sadio Mane or Ronaldo in the Premier League Player of the Season nomination

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min and Kevin De Bruyne have been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season award.

The trio are part of an eight-man shortlist announced by Premier League on Friday afternoon. Salah currently leads the race for the Golden Boot award with 22 goals to his name.

He has however suffered from a slump in form that has seen Son move to within one goal of Salah's tally. Salah also leads the assists charts, having provided 13 goals so far in the Premier League.