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#1 Virgil Van Dijk
Very surprising to see a defender on the top of the list for individual awards in football, but such has been the Dutch man's performances this season that it is hard to argue that he doesn't deserve the award this season. Van Dijk has transformed a defensively sloppy Liverpool team to the best defensive team in the league in a matter of just a year and that in itself speaks about his contribution. Due to his performances throughout the season so far, Liverpool are currently sitting on top of the league and have a genuine chance of winning the league for the first time in over 30 years. Even the best strikers in the Premier League have struggled to dribble past the Dutch international this season.
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Van Dijk is making his record-breaking transfer fee for a defender look like a bargain and he is arguably the best defender in the world at this moment. So come April, it would not be surprising to see him bag the prize for the best player in England this season.
