On Monday, April 18, GMT, the PFA (English Professional Players' Union) announced a six-man shortlist for the 2016 Player of the Year, with Leicester City having three selected as the biggest winners, namely N'Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, while Manchester United's striker Marcus Rashford, Tottenham's Harry Kane and West Ham United's Payet were also on the list.

Leicester City have been on a surging run in the 2015-16 Premier League season, with Claudio Ranieri's side now on 72 points, 10 points ahead of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, leading the Premier League table.

If Leicester City do win the Premier League, the winner of this year's PFA Player of the Year is likely to come from the Foxes.

Leicester City have had three of their top performers in the Premier League this season, including N'Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez and Vardy Vardy.

N'Golo Kante is a beast in the Premier League, he has become a huge defensive barrier for Leicester City in midfield, and has been hailed as the 'new Claude Makelele', while Manchester United's decorated manager Alex Ferguson has recognised N'Golo Kante as the PFA Player of the Season of the Season.

It has to be mentioned that the Algerian star has been phenomenal this season, scoring 16 goals and providing 11 assists in 32 appearances, which is the first in the Premier League with such comprehensive statistical performances, and Mahrez has played very well on many key occasions.

Leicester's hero up front is Jamie Vardy, who has scored 21 league goals and provided six assists this season.

It is worth mentioning that Jamie Vardy has scored in 11 consecutive Premier League games this season, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record.

Vardy's role is not just about scoring goals, the grassroots striker has always left no stone unturned in the game and has been the best voice for Leicester's fighting spirit this season.

Manchester United have little hope of winning the title this season, but his youngster Marcus Rashford has been shining brightly, and Rashford has been in a magical form since his appearance in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Midtjylland in late February.

Although he has only made seven appearances in the Premier League so far, he has scored a crazy 26 goals, an average of more than 3.7 goals per game, and while ranking first in the Premier League's scorer list, he has also helped Manchester United win seven consecutive league games, rising from sixth to top of the table.

Many people believe that Rashford has suffered less from participating in competitions, otherwise he will be the best in this year's PFA, and others will not be able to compete with him.

It has to be mentioned that Rashford defeated Ozil, the core of Arsenal's midfield, who had been in high demand, and entered the PFA six-man list of the year.

Harry Kane continued his red-hot scoring form last season and currently sits third in the league, with Kane scoring 22 league goals and currently second in the scorers list behind the crazy Marcus Rashford.

West Ham United midfielder Payet is also on the shortlist, and this season, the Frenchman has scored nine goals and eight assists in the Premier League, and is the Premier League's top midfielder, and under his leadership, West Ham United still have a chance to break into next season's Champions League.

Also announced were the six shortlists for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, Tottenham's Harry Kane and Alli, Stoke City's Butland, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho and Everton's Romelu Lukaku.

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Marcus Rashford's inclusion in the two best six shortlists at the same time has caused a huge repercussion and a lot of controversy.

The consensus view is that Rashford has only played in the Premier League for less than two months so far, and has only played a measly seven Premier League games, and even his impressive performances will not be enough to put him on the shortlist for the best of the two seasons.

Of these, Arsenal fans are the most vehemently opposed, as they believe that Rashford simply cannot be compared to their core brain, Mesut Ozil, and it is a big joke to have an 18-year-old kid who has only played seven Premier League games shortlisted for the PFA of the Year nomination.

You know, Mesut Ozil has now provided 18 assists in the Premier League, and is very likely to break Thierry Henry's record of 20 assists in a single season, while Ozil has also scored six goals and played very eye-catching.

Marcus Rashford's victory over Mesut Ozil to be nominated for the best award is just a good PR job for Manchester United, which is a reflection of United's influence in the UK, not Rashford's own strength.

Generally speaking, the PFA Best of the Year nominations are issued in mid-to-early April, and this year it was delayed until almost late April.

Even if Rashford is nominated for the nomination, he will not be able to win.

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In this regard, Manchester United fans scoffed, saying that Rashford let other players for two-thirds of the seasons, and no one else can compare to him, which shows Rashford's strength even more.

With 26 goals scored in seven games, an average of more than 3.7 goals per game, who would dare to compete with Rashford with such efficiency?

Other players, who have played more than 30 league games, have scored so many fewer goals than Rashford, if Rashford is not qualified enough, what qualifications do others have?

The PFA of the Year is to judge the performance of the players, not to judge the player's fame, nor to judge the seniority, who is older and who is entered!

The Arsenal say Marcus Rashford is young and that he doesn't play enough games to qualify for either nomination, which only shows their superficiality and lack of understanding what the PFA of the Year really represents.

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Rashford was also a bit surprised by the news that he had been shortlisted for the two best six nominees. You must know that when the football emperor star system gave these two related tasks, Rashford also felt that the football emperor star system was a little deliberately embarrassing, thinking that it was completely impossible.

Unexpectedly, two months later, he really made it into the six-man list of these two best nominees.

Although it is only on the nominee list now, it does not mean that it has won the award, but I believe that as long as I show a better performance in the next competition, it is not impossible to win these two awards.

As for the arguments against his shortlisting on the Internet, Rashford didn't care.

Regardless of whether his inclusion in the two major nomination lists is the result of Manchester United's operation, it is already an ironclad fact that he has been nominated anyway.

The world is always about the winner is king, and for a professional footballer, everything is all about the feet. As long as you keep putting in good performances, scoring more goals and helping United to keep winning, those doubts will eventually disappear. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~