Virgil van Dijk has been named PFA Players’ Player of the Year after his brilliant season for Liverpool .
The Dutchman has been a smash-hit at Anfield with the Reds within touching distance of their first Premier League title since 1990.
The £75million defender was on a six-man shortlist including Sterling, his Anfield team-mate Sadio Mane, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and two more City players, Sergio Aguero and Bernardo Silva.
Van Dijk joined the Reds in January 2018 after impressing with Southampton and Jurgen Klopp splashed the cash to land the man who has transformed his backline.
Van Dijk is the main factor behind Liverpool's stingy defensive record with just 20 goals conceded in 35 league games.
The classy defender made his name at Celtic and won two league titles in Scotland before he made the move south of the border in 2015.
Van Dijk becomes the second consecutive Liverpool player to win the award after team-mate Mo Salah earned the gong last season.
