Manchester City defender Micah Richards feels David Silva can outshine Arsenal ace Robin van Persie today.
City face Arsenal on the back of consecutive defeats.
Richards, who joined his team-mates on a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital this past week, told the Sunday Mirror: "Van Persie and Silva are probably the best two players in the Premier League on form. If both keep up this form, I think one of them will be player of the year.
"Silva is awesome. When we first bought him, people didn't know quite what he could do, but now he's shown that he's a world-class player.
"Not many people so small can play so well in the Premier League, but he's got everything. He makes us tick." "You don't know what's around the corner and one of them could get an injury, but they are the two stand-out candidates.
