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10th Dec 2015

Fans rage as Liverpool defender nominated ahead of Mesut Ozil for Player of the Month

This is bizarre

Kevin McGillicuddy

Even Dejan Lovren must be embarrassed about this.

The Croatian defender has improved immeasurably for Liverpool this term with the change of manager seeming a key part on the former Southampton man’s renaissance at the heart of the Reds’ defence.

However not even the most die-hard Anfield acolytes would have the nerve to try and argue that the defender was one of the best players in the Premier League last month.

The stats  for the season are impressive, but still, it’s Dejan Lovren ffs.

The Liverpool man has been nominated along with goal machine Jamie Vardy, Troy Deeney, Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Harry Kane.

All fine players you’ll agree, but isn’t there someone missing?

Someone like Mezut Ozil?

The German has somehow failed to make the shortlist despite being in the form of his life and football fans are raging.

https://twitter.com/CameronChap/status/674953420676177923

https://twitter.com/scoucese/status/674923085691265024

https://twitter.com/JonnyEckersley/status/674889692551229440

https://twitter.com/hotspur423/status/674906244331651072

Although most Liverpool fans thought it was a Christmas miracle

But at least he has this award for his exploits last month

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