But if that trophy ends up at the Etihad, leaving Jurgen Klopp empty-handed, the same layers are convinced Virgil Van Dijk will walk away with the PFA Player of the Year award. To coin an oft-used Klopp phrase Van Dijk has been ‘outstanding’ this season. Despite arriving at Liverpool in January 2018 as the most expensive defender ever at £75m, consigning Kyle Walker (£53m) to the footnotes, Van Dijk looks not only like a good piece of business but a snip. And despite being contracted to Liverpool until June 2023, what other side in world football would not want him? Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has had another fantastic season under Pep Guardiola

Source: Express March 22, 2019 14:48 UTC