Revealed! This year's PFA Player of the Year award winner...

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will pip Raheem Sterling to the PFA Player of the Year award this season, say reports.

Virgil van Dijk

The Dutchman has enjoyed an outstanding season at the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence, earning him a nomination alongside team-mate Sadio Mané, Sterling, fellow Manchester City pair Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero, plus Chelsea talisman Eden Hazard.

However, the Evening Standard has reported that Van Dijk will be named as the winner after securing the most votes from his fellow professionals.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.