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Fans have reacted with fury to the Premier League's Young Player of the Season shortlist, as half the candidates overlap with the main prize.
Supporters will help to vote for the winner of the Young Player of the Season, from eight nominees who were aged 23 or younger at the start of the 2023-24 campaign, and these will be combined with the opinions of a panel of football experts.
But the inclusion of Newcastle's Alexander Isak, who turns 25 in September, and Man City's Phil Foden, who won the prize in 2021 and 2022, have led to ire from fans on social media, who think the rules need changing.
Isak, Foden, his City team-mate Erling Haaland and Chelsea's Cole Palmer have all been included in the nominations for Premier League Player of the Season, as well as for the prize for those only aged 24 or younger.
Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo, Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, and Spurs defender Destiny Udogie have also been nominated for Young Player of the Season.
Alexander Isak is on the league's Young Player of the Season list despite turning 25 this year
Previous winners Phil Foden and Erling Haaland are also nominated for the prize once again
Sky Sports pundit Dougie Critchley said on X (formerly Twitter): 'Isak is 24... Haaland, Foden, Saliba are 23
'There is no way
