The Ballon d’Or may have been and gone, but that doesn’t mean that the football awards season is over.

Next up is the shortlist for the African Player of the Year award, which will be given to one of 10 players in January of next year. Like so many of the individual accolades recently, Liverpool are represented, with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both receiving nominations.

The news was shared by the Anfield outfit on their official Twitter page, and the fans were eager to share their thoughts on who should take home the trophy.

Some fans were quick to praise the pair on their nominations.

These two have been in fantastic form for Liverpool over the past 18 months. Last season, they scored 44 goals between them in the Premier League, winning the Champions League as well. They fully deserve their places on the list.

However, it seems that majority of Reds fans think there is only one winner.

It is hard to argue with their opinion. The 27-year-old stood out last term, winning the Premier League Golden Boot – albeit shared with Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – whilst he also helped Senegal to the final of the African Cup of Nations. All of this earned him a fourth-placed finish in the Ballon d’Or rankings.

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Talking about that most prestigious of individual awards, some supporters made reference to Lionel Messi’s victory. It seems they were unhappy that the diminutive Argentina international was the victor, and they suggested – tongue-in-cheek, you would expect – that he would prevail here as well.

Although the likes of Mane, Salah and Virgil van Dijk all had big seasons last term – the latter finished second in the Ballon d’Or vote – Messi’s 51 goals in 50 Barcelona games shows he is deserving of the recognition.

We’ll find out at the start of next year who the winner is!

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