Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has slammed a decision made by the Premier League in the final weeks of the season as 'absurd'.
City are going for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title and are in a strong position to claim it with only a few games remaining in the campaign.
Pep Guardiola's side are currently one point behind Arsenal at the top of the table, but have one game in hand on their rivals – who themselves have just one game left in their season.
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City's penultimate match of the campaign comes away at Arsenal's biggest rivals Tottenham in north London on Tuesday night.
Guardiola's side head into the match on a formidable run of form, having won their last seven matches in the league.
Rodri has been key to City's success in recent seasons and has once again played an integral role this season.
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The Spain international is unbeaten in 48 consecutive matches in the league following Saturday's 4-0 win over Fulham.
But he was surprisingly left out of the nominees for the Premier League Player of the Season last week.
His teammates Phil Foden and Erling Haaland were included, however, alongside Alexander Isak, Martin Odegaard, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Virgil van Dijk and Ollie Watkins.
Ederson has slammed the decision to omit Rodri, branding it 'unacceptable'.
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"I see Rodri as a great candidate who is not on the list. I don't understand why... it's unacceptable," he told ESPN Brazil.
"If you look at his year, the campaign, the last few seasons... and he's not on the list. It's absurd, I don't know what criteria they use to nominate players.
"There are big names running, but Rodri is a big candidate for the winner and unfortunately he is not on the list."
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Ederson is backing Foden to win the award this season after a hugely impressive season in which he has scored 25 goals in all competitions, including 17 in the league.
"I'm going to root for Phil to win. He has helped us a lot, he has scored goals and assists," added Ederson.
Topics: Manchester City, Premier League, Ederson, Rodri, Player Of The Year, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland
Rory O'Callaghan