Right, without wasting time, please. This season’s Player of the Year award will come down to two players: Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba. It’s as simple as that.

I have a strange feeling that the winner will probably be determined by who plays for the more successful team. What I mean by this is that if Chelsea win the title and/or the European Cup then I would probably bet my money on the Ivory Coast international going forward. Vice versa if the Red Devils take home the cutlery obviously.

Some might say that my prognosis is pretty obvious, but we all know that a player can have a fantastic season and still be out of the picture. The leading example has to be Alan Shearer. For me, he was the best player in the Premiership for six or seven years in a row, but because of his empty trophy case, he often lost to lesser players.

I think it’s rare for two players to have such fantastic seasons, but with Manchester United and Chelsea pulling so far, it’s hard to see those two sides as possible candidates. And on the rare occasions when those two sides have struggled, it’s been the players in question who have really done the trick.

I’ll put my neck on the line and back the Chelsea man, simply because of his significant improvement over last season. And after all, as an England fan you have to hate Cristiano Ronaldo. I don’t think he’s spent enough time yet…he was just kidding, of course.

It’s hard to call, but we’ll have to see…