The Liverpool star and his Belgian counterpart are the front-runners for the award after their impressive respective campaigns.

After a poor spell at Chelsea, Salah has silenced critics who claimed he couldn't cut it in the Premier League.

The Egyptian has netted 40 times in all competitions, including 30 league goals.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne has been instrumental to City's incredible campaign.

But the midfielder admits the Liverpool ace deserves the accolade at the end of the season.

"Yeah, I think if you can choose nobody from our team, I think he [Salah] deserves it," he told NBC Sports.