Liverpool midfielder shortlisted for 2025/26 Premier League Player of the Season award
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Liverpool midfielder has been nominated for 2025/26 Premier League Player of the Season. Manchester United have joined Arsenal and Manchester City as confirmed qualifiers for next season’s Champions League following a dramatic 3-2 win over Liverpool last Sunday.Chelsea’s poor run of form has seen them drop out of contention, leaving Liverpool and Aston Villa as the remaining challengers for the top five.Liverpool sit fourth in the Premier League with 58 points, six clear of Bournemouth and seven ahead of Brentford, who face Manchester City on Saturday.Arne Slot’s side will secure qualification for the 2026-27 Champions League if they beat Chelsea and Bournemouth drop points at Fulham.Elsewhere, Kieran Morrison has been nominated for the 2025-26 Premier League 2 Player of the Season award.
The 19-year-old is among an eight-man shortlist selected by the Premier League’s Football Development Panel.Morrison recorded 14 goals and six assists in 19 Premier League 2 appearances for Liverpool U21s this season. A first-year scholar with the U18s in 2023-24, Morrison stepped up to the U21s the following season.He impressed in his debut Premier League 2 and UEFA Youth League campaign, scoring seven goals.
His progress continued into the 2025-26 season, when he made his senior debut by starting a Carabao Cup tie against Crystal Palace at Anfield in October 2025.Morrison’s form earned him the PL2 Player of the Month award for January 2026 after scoring five goals in four matches, including a hat-trick against Arsenal.At the international level, he has represented Northern Ireland U21s and received his first senior call-up in March 2026. Meanwhile, Josh Sonni-Lambie has been nominated for the inaugural U18 Premier League Player of the Season award.Kieran Morrison has been nominated for the #PL2 Player of the Season award 👏💫 pic.twitter.com/MFgezgqmIJ— The LFC Academy (@LFCAcademyX) May 8, 2026 Kieran Morrison Premier League 2