The centre-back has been crucial to the transformation of Jurgen Klopp's defence, making them genuine title contenders having conceded just 15 league goals all season. But Reds legend Phil Thompson believes one man can be a real threat in the race for the individual accolade - Manchester City star Fernandinho. With the title race looking set to go down to the wire, the battle to win Player of the Year could be a tight one between the pair. (Image: Robbie Stephenson/JMP/REX/Shutterstock)"Nobody has been like Virgil this season and people are talking about him as player of the year,' Thompson wrote in the Times . "He has rated as a 9/10 each week and, for me, the only one who can come near him for the accolade is Fernandinho at Manchester City."

Source: Daily Mirror February 20, 2019 19:30 UTC