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It was a frustrating match day for Manchester United while Manchester City triumphed away to West Brom. Despite Zlatan and United hitting a record 37 shots, they could not find the back of the net as the Red Devils and Burnley shared the exploits at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Aguero and Gundogan were in sublime form to gift the blue part of Manchester a win.

France Football announced all the players in contention for the coveted prize earlier today, with Ronaldo, Messi, Bale, Vardy, Zlatan, Aguero all among the nominees. See the full list below. 2016 Ballon d'Or shortlist Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Paulo Dybala (Juventus) Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) Koke (Atletico Madrid) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) Luka Modric (Real Madrid) Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) Dimitri Payet (West Ham) Paul Pogba (Manchester United) Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Pepe (Real Madrid) Neymar (Barcelona) Rui Patricio (Sporting L...