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#2 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Raheem Sterling has emerged as one of the best players of the Premier League this season, swooping many individual awards for his exploits with domestic champions Manchester City.
The England international has netted 25 goals in 51 games for City, surpassing his previous tally of 23 goals in 46 games last season.
The forward's unprecedented evolution this campaign has earned him the PFA Young Player of the Year award as well as the FWA Footballer of the Year award. He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year alongside the likes of Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero.
Manchester City recently made history by becoming the first club ever to complete a domestic treble after adding the FA Cup to their Premier League and the League Cup wins this season. And Sterling had a big role to play in that.
Despite the club's Champions League disappointment, their historic domestic treble and Sterling's consistency in goal contribution in the last two campaigns make him one of the strong Premier League favourites to finish in the Ballon d'Or top three.
