Last year's double winner, Cristiano Ronaldo is in the frame for a second successive clean sweep.

The Manchester United ace has enjoyed another memorable season and has again been nominated in both categories, as have Arsenal's brilliant midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool goal machine Fernando Torres. Another free-scoring striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, is also a contender for Players' Player of the Year after an excellent season.

Incredibly seven of the nine nominees, in both categories, are in their early 20s, whilst only one is over 30 - the evergreen David James who, along with Liverpool's inspirational captain Steven Gerrard, completes the line-up for the main award.

Ronaldo, Fabregas and Torres are all in the hunt for both titles, and in the Young Player category they are joined by Aston Villa's flying forwards Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young, with Manchester City's Micah Richards also in the running for the second year in a row.

So much talent, and so many worthy contenders, and here PFA Chief Executive Gordon Taylor pays his own personal tribute to the nine men fighting it out for two of the most prestigious titles in the domestic game.

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR (ARSENAL): "One of Africa's finest young talents, the Togo international has quickly established himself as one of the country's top strikers. He has had a fantastic season and the quality, not just the quantity of his goals, speak for themselves."

CESC FABREGAS (ARSENAL): "The Gunners continue to be one of the best and most attractive teams to watch and the excellent young Spaniard is at the heart of most of their good work. It's incredible to think he's not even 21, yet he plays with such maturity and calm."

STEVEN GERRARD (LIVERPOOL): "Not only is Steven a fantastic all-round player he is, without a shadow of doubt, a great leader of men. Plus, whether he's asked to play in the middle, on the flanks or behind the front man, you know you are going to get 100 per cent."

DAVID JAMES (PORTSMOUTH): "It is a tribute to David that keepers are rarely nominated, but he fully deserves to join this elite list because he continues to be a top class keeper - the most consistent in the Premier League this season - and an excellent role model."

CRISTIANO RONALDO (MANCHESTER UNITED): "The debate about whether he's as good as George Best will go on and on, but for him to have broken George's goalscoring record from a wide position is phenomenal - as are those incredible free kicks he practices tirelessly."

FERNANDO TORRES (LIVERPOOL): "There have been many great Liverpool number nines down the years and he has carried on the tradition this season, responding brilliantly to what was a massive challenge; all of which speaks volumes about his strength of character as well as ability."

GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR (ASTON VILLA): "He is such a direct player with pace to burn and, while he can lead the line, he will gallop onto through balls all day long. He has made great progress and, for the sake of club and country, we hope he continues to develop."

MICAH RICHARDS (MANCHESTER CITY): "A fantastic player, Micah is a magnificent young man with natural ability and athleticism. Progressed to international level at a very young age and he will be a regular fixture in the England team for years to come."

ASHLEY YOUNG (ASTON VILLA): "Like Gabby Agbonlahor, Ashley is benefiting from working under such a good manager in Martin O'Neill whose decision to splash out £10million might have been viewed as a gamble at the time. In fact, it was a very shrewd piece of business."