Premier League-leading Chelsea's
success on the pitch has been recognised by the Professional
Footballer's Association (PFA) with Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante making
the shortlist for the organisation's Players' Player of the Year award.
The six-player list named on
Thursday also includes Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, Manchester
United's leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Everton striker Romelu
Lukaku and Arsenal talisman Alexis Sanchez.
Chelsea's title charge has been
led by Belgian winger Hazard, who has scored 14 goals, and defensive
midfielder Kante, who is named for the second year in a row, the
Frenchman having helped Leicester City win the Premier League last
season.
With Arsenal looking unlikely to
end their 13-year wait for the title, Sanchez has single-handedly kept
the North London club in the hunt for a top-four finish with 18 goals
this campaign.
Everton's Lukaku leads the race for the golden boot with 23 goals, followed by Kane on 19 goals.
Ibrahimovic, 35, has bagged 17
league goals in his first season in England, having joined United from
Paris St Germain at the start of the campaign.
Spurs midfielder Dele Alli is in
contention to retain his Young Player of the Year award, joined on that
list by teammate Kane, Lukaku, Manchester City winger Leroy Sane,
Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and Burnley defender Michael
Keane.
Alli, 21, joined from
second-tier side Milton Keynes Dons in 2015 and his 16 goals and five
assists have been crucial to second-placed Spurs' title hopes this
season.
The award winner will be announced on April 23.
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