Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch named Premier League Young Player of the Season | OneFootball

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has won the Premier League Young Player of the Season award.

The Dutchman beat out competition from Liam Delap, Anthony Elanga, Dean Huijsen, Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers, William Saliba, and 2023/24 winner Cole Palmer.

Gravenberch impressed in a new position at the base of the engine room, providing a platform for the rest of his teammates to shine.

Gravenberch leads all Premier League midfielders with 59 interceptions and tops the charts at Liverpool for possession won, his 189 ranking fifth-highest in the entire league.

Within the Liverpool squad, he sits second for passes and third for duels, tackles made, and minutes played.

Despite his primarily defensive duties, he also chipped in with four assists, proving influential across all areas of the pitch for Liverpool as they clinched the Premier League title.

It is a double win for Liverpool as talisman Mohamed Salah claimed the Premier League Player of the Season award.

Inexplicably, Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo and Arsenal full-back/midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly did not make the young player shortlist.

Caicedo was a standout in the Chelsea middle. The Ecuadorian is an expert ball-winner and bulldozer. Without him, the Blues would have crumbled in several games this season.

The same goes for Hale End Academy graduate Lewis-Skelly, who has been crucial for Arsenal at the back since switching to play left-back.

Lewis-Skelly is a dogged, technically proficient operator who made the left full-back position his but somehow did not get the recognition he deserved.

Also, seeing a 24-year-old Saliba on the list for a young player award is quite comical. At some point, the Premier League must reassess what “young” actually means.

Still, take nothing away from Gravenberch. The former Bayern Munich man arrived with questions and ended the season with medals.

He is a worthy winner in a season that demanded both brilliance and balance.