Marcus Rashford and Alex Iwobi lead Premier League nominations for UEFA Golden Boy award

Manchester United and Arsenal youngsters Marcus Rashford and Alex Iwobi lead the Premier League’s nominations for the 2016 UEFA Golden Boy award. The pair have been nominated alongside the likes of Renato Sanches, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Moussa Dembele for the prestigious award. Manchester United forward Anthony Martial won last year’s prize and six of the previous 13 winners have come from the Premier League. Rashford, 18, burst onto the scene with goals on his Premier League, Europa League and International debuts last season. Iwobi, 20, has cemented his spot in Arsenal’s first team after an impressive second half to the season last term. As well as Rashford and Iwobi, Dele Alli and Kelechi Iheanacho have been rewarded for their fine performances with nominations. Manchester United have had three previous winners of the award with Wayne Rooney (2004), Anderson (2008) and Martial (2015) claiming the prize, while Cesc Fabregas was a winner at Arsenal in 2006. Nominations for the award must be born after January 1st 1996 and play for a European club. Premier League nominations for the 2016 Golden Boy award Marcus Rashford – Manchester United Alex Iwobi – Arsenal Kelechi Iheanacho – Manchester City Dele Alli – Tottenham Hotspur Leroy Sane – Manchester City Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Chelsea Andreas Christensen – Chelsea Nathan – Chelsea Demerai Gray – Leicester City Marko Grujic – Liverpool