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Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic the only Premier League star recognised by Uefa in top ten rankings

Likes of Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba were all omitted from the list as Real Madrid and Juventus dominate

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC is the only Premier League star on Uefa's top ten ranked players for 2016-17.

The likes of Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba all missed out on a place in the prestigious list.

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only Premier League player to make Uefa's top ten players of 2016-17 list
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the only Premier League player to make Uefa's top ten players of 2016-17 listCredit: PA:Press Association
 Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was named Uefa Men's Player of the Year
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was named Uefa Men's Player of the YearCredit: Reuters

While PFA Player of the Year N'Golo Kante was not eligible as Chelsea were not involved in any European competition last term.

Amazingly Neymar - who instrumented Barcelona's historic 6-5 aggregate comeback over Paris Saint-Germain last season - was overlooked.

Cristiano Ronaldo followed up his award for best forward by being crowned Men's Player of the Year, fighting off competition from Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon.

Messi finished runner up to his Real Madrid rival, despite only making it to the quarter-finals with Barca last season.

Juventus keeper Buffon took third place after helping steer the Italian club to the final in Cardiff.

Unsurprisingly Real Madrid dominated the list, with four players - Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Sergio Ramos - included.


Uefa top ten players

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  3. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
  4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
  5. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
  6. Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
  7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
  8. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco)
  9. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
  10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)
 Gianluigi Buffon was named best keeper by Uefa for the 2016-17 season
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Gianluigi Buffon was named best keeper by Uefa for the 2016-17 seasonCredit: Getty
 Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon finished second and third respectively to Cristiano Ronaldo
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Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon finished second and third respectively to Cristiano RonaldoCredit: AFP or licensors
 Neymar was a shock omission having inspired Barcelona to an historic comeback against PSG
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Neymar was a shock omission having inspired Barcelona to an historic comeback against PSGCredit: EPA

Juve's Paulo Dybala joined team-mate Buffon in sixth.

Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe came in eighth while Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski finished ninth.

 Real Madrid star Luka Modric finished fourth overall and took the prize for best midfielder
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Real Madrid star Luka Modric finished fourth overall and took the prize for best midfielderCredit: Reuters
 Toni Kroos followed closely behind Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric in fifth
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Toni Kroos followed closely behind Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric in fifthCredit: AFP
 Juventus ace Paulo Dybala finished sixth in the list of top ten players according to Uefa
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Juventus ace Paulo Dybala finished sixth in the list of top ten players according to UefaCredit: Reuters

Last placed Ibrahimovic - who re-signed for Manchester United yesterday - scored five goals and won the competition with the Red Devils.

Top-ranked Ronaldo, who finished top scorer in the Champions League last season with 12 goals, inspired Los Blancos to their second successive title and a 12th overall trophy.

 Sergio Ramos picked up the award for best defender of last season
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Sergio Ramos picked up the award for best defender of last seasonCredit: Getty - Contributor
 Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe finished eighth in the list of top ten players according to Uefa
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Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe finished eighth in the list of top ten players according to UefaCredit: AFP
 Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski came in ninth in the prestigious list
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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski came in ninth in the prestigious listCredit: Reuters
 Zlatan Ibrahimovic won the Europa League with Manchester United last term
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic won the Europa League with Manchester United last termCredit: AFP or licensors

He said: "I'm so glad to be here, and honoured to win this trophy again.

"Thank you to my team-mates and congratulations to them too. I'm so blessed – thanks also to the supporters of Real Madrid, and everyone who helped me to achieve this trophy."

The Uefa rankings for best player of the year were decided by a panel of 80 coaches of clubs that took part in the group stages of the competition, as well as 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media group.


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