Liverpool Player of the Year: 5 candidates ranked

#4 Sadio Mane

Liverpool FC v Watford FC - Premier League

Sadio Mane possesses so much speed that he is simply too much to handle for most defenders in the Premier League. He skips past them with ease and in seconds, he's through on goal. Mane is primarily a left winger, but has been utilised on the right, as well as up front in the centre-forward role - and he has flourished in all of them.

Mane is in with a real chance of the securing the Golden Boot this season, as he currently has 17 goals to his name, which is a mere two behind leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero on 19. Given just how much of a threat he has been in recent games, I can personally see him surpassing Aguero very soon.

In all aspects of his game, Mane excels. He has been important for the Reds in the Champions League, too, scoring three goals and providing two assists from eight matches. Sometimes players of his ability have a tendency to go missing in big matches, but not Mane - if anything, he thrives.