Cole Palmer’s omission from the PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year has left fans baffled

The Chelsea forward netted 22 goals and provided 11 assists in the Premier League last season

Fans took to social media to express their disbelief at the decision, with one user questioning the inclusion of an Arsenal star over Palmer.

Others pointed out Palmer’s impressive statistics, with one fan tweeting, “So the person with the most G/A didn’t get in? What?”

Phil Foden, Palmer’s England teammate, was named in the XI and also took home the PFA Men’s Player of the Year award.

Fans hit out at the decision to not to include Palmer in the PFA’s Team of the Year

Foden was joined by Haaland and two other Man City team-mates, Rodri and Kyle Walker, who made their fourth appearance.

Despite finishing as Premier League runners-up, Arsenal have more players – five – included in the Team of Year than champions Man City.

Arsenal’s strong defensive record has been noted, with the Gunners having conceded just 29 goals last season.

This has led to the inclusion of goalkeeper David Raya, who won the golden glove after keeping 16 clean sheets in the league.

(L-R) Declan Rice, Ollie Watkins, David Raya, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Phil Foden, Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Virgil van Dijk, Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker all made the cut for PFA Premier League Team of the Year

Palmer’s impressive form saw him break into the England squad and score a long-range effort in the Euro 2024 final against Spain.

The forward’s displays earned him a call-up to England’s Euro 2024 squad, and once again he showed his quality by scoring a long-range effort in the final against Spain, which the Three Lions ended up losing.