Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher's pick for Young Player of the Season is snubbed ENTIRELY from the Premier League's final shortlist
The Young Player of the Year is, unsurprisingly, handed out to the youngster who has most excelled in the Premier League over the previous campaign, with Cole Palmer winning last term.
Though Arsenal saw central defender William Saliba make the shortlist, and Declan Rice in the running for Player of the Year, many fans will have perhaps been confused to not see another name.
And they will likely be joined by Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, who both claimed Myles Lewis-Skelly had been the league's finest young player this season on a podcast following his meteoric rise.
After starring in the academy as a midfielder, Mikel Arteta informed the teenager that if he wants to break into the fold he should target the left back spot, and he did just that, coming in as an emergency replacement playing 21 times in the league.
Speaking on the It's Called Soccer! podcast, both former Premier League greats were asked for their picks of the brightest talents, and were unanimous in their votes for who should win the award.
'I'll go for Lewis-Skelly,' began former Manchester United right back Neville.
'He looks like he's been there forever, just the way he's slotted in there. I think it was a position that was causing Arsenal a problem. I think he's an unbelievable talent, and his temperament's fantastic.
'On the ball, the way he dribbles past people it just mesmerises me really, it shouldn't be happening at any age let alone being at that age.'
And Carragher was quick to join in on the acclaim, citing one of his most impressive performances of a blistering season, though it fell outside the Premier League's remit.
'I'd say him as well, the other one I was thinking about was [Dean] Huijsen, at the back for Bournemouth I'm a huge fan of his,' he added.
'But when you think of the performances Lewis-Skelly's put in, and the arenas he's put them in, you know, I'm thinking about him in the Bernabeu - yeah I'll go with him.'
The list in full was made up of Saliba, Huijsen, Palmer, Ryan Gravenberch, Liam Delap, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro.
This season Lewis-Skelly has played 37 times for the senior team, scoring once - a stunning effort against Manchester City in the 5-1 win that saw him make headlines for mocking Erling Haaland's celebration.
Off the back of his emergence as an elite left back he also earned a call-up to Thomas Tuchel's first England squad.
He marked his debut in typical fashion, scoring in the first half of a 2-0 win against Albania at Wembley to stake a claim for the No 3 shirt at next summer's World Cup.
His season continued to go from strength to strength with an impressive display in both legs against Real Madrid in the Champions League, the biggest stage he had featured on to date at the age of 18, but remained unfazed.
Given the strength of his performances, Arsenal's previous problem-position of left back appears a lot more secure, potentially allowing them to focus a lot further up the pitch when it comes to the transfer market this summer.
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