The centre-back becomes the second Liverpool player in as many years to take the award, beating out a host of Manchester City stars. Virgil van Dijk has defeated Raheem Sterling to claim the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) Player of the Year award.

Van Dijk beat out a host of Manchester City players aside from Sterling, including Sergio Aguero and Bernardo Silva, along with Reds team-mate Sadio Mane and Chelsea's Eden Hazard to the award, which is voted on by the members of the PFA.

The Netherlands international has proven to be worth every penny of the world-record fee for a defender Liverpool paid for him ahead of the January 2018 transfer window to snap him up from Southampton, as he has marshalled a back line that has conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season.
All of the nominees were the award were among the PFA Team of the Year, where they were joined by Paul Pogba, Fernandinho, Andy Robertson, Aymeric Laporte, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ederson.

Meanwhile, Sterling did take some some individual honors, as he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year.

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Congrats big man very well deserved no one comes close now let's go and man handle those local champions in Spain. #ynwa

He's our number 4 watch him score and watch him defend he's virgil van dijk .... Abeg make una move this thing to fp at least if we no win league we fit use this one as compensation

Virgil "The Wall" Van Dijk

Well deserved ! Congrats big man. #YNWA

Big congrats to him he Truly deserves it. Anyways get ready to be retired by Messi on may 1..