Out of those three, I think the order should be Mane > TAA> Salah. I prefer Mane over Salah anyway and I think that he's had the stronger season out of the two.
Jordan Hendrsone - FWA Footballer of the Year
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http://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/jordan-henderson-footballer-of-the-year/
"As well as the top five of Henderson, De Bruyne, Rashford, Van Dijk and Mane, ten other players received votes from FWA members including Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Raheem Sterling, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sergio Aguero, Adama Traore, Danny Ings, Jack Grealish, James Madison and Jonny Evans."
Nevermind Henderson (not even the best player in his team), which football writer when asked "who was the player of the season", answered "Jonny Evans"
"As well as the top five of Henderson, De Bruyne, Rashford, Van Dijk and Mane, ten other players received votes from FWA members including Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Raheem Sterling, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sergio Aguero, Adama Traore, Danny Ings, Jack Grealish, James Madison and Jonny Evans."
Nevermind Henderson (not even the best player in his team), which football writer when asked "who was the player of the season", answered "Jonny Evans"
The year we won it by a stretch, they gave it to Bale.
Fecking Dean Henderson would have been more deserving
I just saw that in the list of previous winners as well. 10/11 when Utd won the league.
Now I'm trying to think back but I can't for the life of me imagine how he got this!
The Press do not have any self awareness at all, this is how credibility is lost. I do not want to hear them complain about readership being down.
Exactly.
These journalists and their sentimental trophies, fecking hell they should just stop these awards.
Struggling to see how he gets that above Mane or TAA. I think they win the league without Henderson, but without either of those two I think it is a very close run season with City. Looking at the stats you can argue that Firmino has been more effective than Henderson this year.
Biased sentimental media. Even at his club, Trent, Van Dijk and Mane have all been better
Robertson, Salah, Fabinho and Allison too
Really wonder what the criteria is because if its mainly for off the pitch contributions Rashford or Mane would merit it as much as anyone for their extraordinary charitable efforts
Ye you are not wrong my friendRobertson, Salah, Fabinho and Allison too
Fair enough, they have been a real team and his role as captain and leader has shone through. I feel their key playerhas been Mané but hey.
True. Scott Parker won it on much the same basis.
Classic senior football journalism narrative-generating naval-gazing this.
Yep agree, strange decision.
He was not even Liverpool best player. Shows how much of a farce this award is.
Half of those names are ridiculous, not just Evans. How could anyone say Wan-Bissaka is the player of the season?
I’m in the few that thinks he’s a great player and one of the best DM in the world.
However it has to be De Bruyne.
Mason for YPOTS!
However it has to be De Bruyne.
Mason for YPOTS!
At least Henderson didn't get relegated with his team.
Not sure about that one.
Who's the sports editor of the Leicester Mercury?
*Checks date* Did Aprils Fools day get postponed due to Covid 19 as well?
What a stupid decision. Feels like the Writers just want to be different.
Does the best footballer ever actually win this? De Bruyne is by far the best player in the league and it's not even close.
Ridiculous decision. It should’ve been De Bruyne by some distance, and both Mane and Trent deserve it more than Henderson.
That’s exactly it. There’s a massive bias to British players as it is, add Henderson’s zero to hero story & it fits their narrative perfectly.
You’ll know better than me but I can think of 4 or 5 players from Liverpool alone more deserving.
If KDB was English he would have won.
Look at your spelling of Henderson... There is no 'e' on the end 
He probably should have been about 4th choice for player of the year from his own team.
At the very least I'd have Van Dijk, Mané and Trent ahead of him and I wouldn't think you were mad to put Salah and Fabinho ahead of him either.
At the very least I'd have Van Dijk, Mané and Trent ahead of him and I wouldn't think you were mad to put Salah and Fabinho ahead of him either.
KDB had too many games like the game v Arsenal where he had very little impact.
For a non Liverpool player to win it he would need a monster season but hr, and the side as a whole, kind of wilted in the big games.
Both games v Utd, both v Spurs, the Liverpool game that mattered, both games v Wolves. Even Chelsea away where the free kick masked a very poor performance.
Theres no way he deserves it over Trent, Mane etc. Id even say theres an argument that Rashford has a bigger claim to it than KDB does.
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That's because, in the real world, Henderson would be nowhere near this kind of award.Look at your spelling of Henderson... There is no 'e' on the end
But in a place not only of sight and sound but of mind, he would sweep up.
I am, of course, referring to The HendrZone.
award means nothing this year.
Henderson is the most average captain to win the CL and Prem - EVER.
poor Mane, should have been his.
Henderson is the most average captain to win the CL and Prem - EVER.
poor Mane, should have been his.
What a joke
I remember your lot getting yourselves worked up about the golden gloves award
The same English media that big up the English national team before mercilessly tearing it down again pretty much every two years? Yeah, unsurprising they went with Henderson.
I certainly didn't, but no doubt quite a few Liverpool fans would indeed yeah.
But that's still different because it's based on stats, you can't deny or argue with that. It's like the Golden Boot, it just is what it is. Whoever wins that, deserves it.
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Guardiola calling out the favouritism they benefit from.
Great to see.