ARSENAL fans have demanded a rule change to the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year award.
The eight stars nominated for this season’s accolade have been announced with Myles Lewis-Skelly missing out.
But to the surprise of Arsenal supporters, 24-year-old William Saliba made the cut instead.
Liam Delap (Ipswich), Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Joao Pedro (Brighton) and Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) complete the list of nominees.
Many expected Lewis-Skelly to be one of them after a stunning breakthrough season.
The 18-year-old has featured 21 times in the Premier League this term and has made the left-back spot his own following his start in December.
Lewis-Skelly’s good form even saw him earn a first senior England call-up in March.
But he has not been nominated with many of the players chosen aged between 22 and 24.
Premier League rules state you are eligible for the Young Player of the Year award if you are 23 or under at the start of the campaign.
But many fans want a change to the regulations, with one saying: “It should be Under-21 players only.”
Another added: “They really need to rethink the ‘Young’ Player of the Season. Because not having Lewis-Skelly but having 24-year-old Saliba makes no sense.”
A third wrote: “They need a Rookie of the Year award to go along side this for newcomers/younger players.”
Gravenberch has also been nominated for the senior Player of the Season award after helping Liverpool win the league.
His team-mates Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk join him on the list.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest), Alexander Isak (Newcastle), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) and Declan Rice (Arsenal) are the other contenders.
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