SEE ALSO These 12 players who somehow DID win the award instead of this lot...8. David de GeaManchester United’s player of the season for a club-record three successive seasons. A Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield (hey, it's major trophy - when Jose wants it to be) and Europa League winner.Yet he's apparently never been the league'sbest player in a calendarmonth.De Gea joined the Old Trafford club in 2011 and is closing in on 300 appearances. In this time, he won the first four Match of the Day'Save of the Season' competitions (from 2013 to 2016), while this very month he pulled off a Premier Leaguerecord-equalling 14 saves in one match against Arsenal.Premier League Player of the Month forDecember 2017, perhaps?7. Patrick VieiraThe French midfield general and Arsenal legend didn’t ever pick up a POTM award, despite winning the Premier League Player of the Season accolade in 2000/01. Vieira became club captain in 2002 and led the ‘Invincibles’ to the 2003/04 crown, where he scored the winner on the final day against Leicester.In the following season –Vieira’s last at the club,and which culminated in his winning penalty in the FA Cup final shoot-out –the Frenchman scored in the 5-4 win over rivals Tottenham in November, as well as in defeat at Liverpool later that month.6. Vincent KompanyAnother Premier League Player of the Season in a title-winning campaign: step forward, Vincent Kompany. The central defender was an absolute colossus for Roberto Mancini’s side as they won a first Premier League title in 2011/12. The Belgian made 31 league appearances that season and scored three goals.The most crucial of these was the only goal of April'sManchester derby, as City took a major step towards an historic triumph. Kompany has been plagued with injuries since, and City fans are hopingthey get to see their popular skipperback near the level he was during thatseason.5.Peter SchmeichelSchmeichel won five Premier League winners' medals during his time at Manchester United and was an instrumental part of the 1998/99 treble-winning side. The Great Dane also won United's player-of-the-season prize in 1995/96as Alex Ferguson's side pipped Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle to the title.But oddly,it was during his one season at Aston Villa that the goalkeeper should probably have been awarded POTM –specifically, October 2001. In that month, Villa won three of their four matches, keeping two clean sheets. The 3-2 defeat to Everton really sticks out, though, as Schmeichel became the first goalkeeper to score in a Premier League game. But the then-Leeds defender Rio Ferdinand merked him to the prize.4. Riyad MahrezThe best £400,000 Leicester will ever spend, you would have thought. Mahrez’s scintillating performances in the Foxes' incredible 2015/16 season were a major factor behind their famed5,000-1 title triumph.In 37 league appearancesthe Algerian winger notched up 17 goals and 11 assists, and was named PFA Player of the Year ahead of team-mates N’Golo Kante (another never to win POTM) and Jamie Vardy.Mahrez’s six goals in December 2015, including a hat-trick at Swansea and a delightful finish against Chelsea, still weren't enough to claim the gongas Watford’s Odion Ighalo nabbed it instead. Outrageous.3. Alexis SanchezArguably Arsenal’s top player since arriving in England in 2014, Sanchez was named PFA Fans’ Player of the Yearat the end of his first season –but apparently didn't do enough to warrant a POTM at any point.He was alsoawarded the Premier League'sgoal-of-the-month prize in October 2015 for his superb strike in Arsenal's3-0 win over Manchester United – probably his best performance for the north Londoners. Sanchez scored twice that day: first, thatdrive from outside the box followed by a neat backheel at the front post.Over recent months, though, his formhas deteriorated and most expect him to have moved on by next season. Intotally unrelated news, Sanchez's team-mateMesut Ozil has never won a POTM award either.2. Yaya TourePivotal in Manchester City’s two Premier League title victories, Toure was named in the team of the year in 2011/12 and 2013/14, but didn’t do enough to earn himself a POTM award.The Ivoriannetted twogoals in a crucial win at Newcastle in May 2012 before that Aguero goal, and in 2013/14scored 24 goals in all competitions. Five of those came in the month of March (including a hat-trick against Fulham), afterfour goals in each of September and December, but he was pipped in those months by Aaron Ramsey and Luis Suarez (twice).1.Didier DrogbaYep, that’s right. The four-time Premier League winner at Chelsea somehow never won a player of the month award. Drogba helped Chelsea win back-to-back league titles in Jose Mourinho’s first stint at Stamford Bridge, then enjoyed two special individual seasons after the Portuguese left.The Ivorian won thePremier League's Golden Bootin 2006/07 with 20 goals, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year, the FIFPro World XI, UEFA Team of the Year and came fourth in the Ballon d’Or voting. In 2009/10, he was the Premier League's top scorer for a second time with 29 goals in 32 games.Yet despite this,his remarkable record in cup finals and performance in the 2012 Champions League Final, Drogba was never received aPOTM gong. Staggering.Now read...12 players you won't believe have won Premier League Player of the Month10 underrated Premier League players you didn’t realise make their teams tick14 amazing football club badges we wish still existed... and 10 that are truly awfulNew features you'd love on FourFourTwo.com
