Man United and Tottenham pair tipped for top award

Shoot! cover star, Marcus Rashford, and his England teammate Dele Alli have been shortlisted for the UEFA Golden Boy award.

The award, which has been running since 2003, shortlists 40 players under the age of 21 to be nominated for the crown. The competition, started by Tuttosport, is voted for by the pubic.

The first recipient of the award was former Spurs and Real Madrid midfielder, Rafael van der Vaart, and was most recently won by Rashford’s United teammate, Anthony Martial.

Both players enjoyed breakthrough seasons last term, with Dele Alli establishing himself as a key man in the Spurs setup whilst Rashford, who made his way into the side through injury, was a shining light in a heavily criticised season for the Red Devils.

The pair aren’t the only representatives of the Premier League who have been shortlisted. Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi, Man City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Leroy Sane, champion Demerai Gray, Liverpool’s Marko Grujic and Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek all make the cut. Furthermore, Chelsea have some on-loan talent also earning recognition with Andreas Christensen and Nathan both making the list.

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