I know my response isn't going to be wildly popular with some, but the reality is those players play for clubs that have much larger fanbases than we do and are not seen so negatively by average fans.
I do think there is absolutely a clear distaste for our club among a good portion, and arguably most football supporters in the UK and Europe (of every other club) that also lingers in the media, so it's not shocking to me at this point that we get left out of such pieces so regularly.
Ironically, I heard this weekend someone say Aguero was the most underrated player in PL history. I know I've heard that about Silva this past season more than I ever had as well, yet he was also just voted BBC's best ever Spaniard in the PL, so some are aware of something at play.
Part of it, to me, is also that many of our big name players do not have big personalities. KDB, Silva, Kun are all quiet and nice lads so not particularly glamourous. Only Yaya was particularly outspoken, and that was not always so good for he or us.
I believe I read almost an identical article/headline in the Daily Mail today as well...here it is:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... tlist.htmlI'm not saying there isn't a tinge of bias against our club for a long list of reasons we are all aware of.
I do believe that, but I will say that I do have a hard time thinking they are deliberately leaving us out.