Van Dijk Crowned PFA Players’ Player Of The Year

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award after a sterling Premier League campaign.

Netherlands international Van Dijk has performed a pivotal position within the Reds’ thrilling title problem with Manchester Metropolis this season, a battle that appears set to go to the wire.

And his performances haven’t gone unnoticed, with the 27-year-old’s friends anointing him the competitors’s greatest at a ceremony in London on Sunday.

Raheem Sterling, scorer of 17 objectives in an outstanding season for Manchester Metropolis, was thought-about by many as Van Dijk’s closest rival, however the England star needed to accept being named the Younger Participant of the Year.

Metropolis team-mates Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero have been additionally up for the primary gong, as have been Liverpool ahead Sadio Mane and Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

Van Dijk joined Liverpool from Southampton in January 2018 for a extensively reported charge of £75million, a world report for his place, and was a part of the aspect that reached the Champions League remaining final time period.

The towering defender, who’s the primary centre-back since John Terry within the 2004-05 season to win the prize, has performed all 36 league matches for Jurgen Klopp’s aspect this time period.

Final season, Liverpool conceded 38 objectives in as many matches, however they give the impression of being set to massively enhance on that this season, having seen their defence breached on simply 20 events – giving them the very best report within the division.

It marks the second season straight Liverpool participant has gained the distinguished particular person award, with Mohamed Salah having carried out so 12 months in the past.