Top 5 players who can lift the PFA Player of the Year award

#1 Virgil Van Dijk

Van Dijk has been of tremendous influence for Liverpool this season

Virgil Van Dijk is the front runner this year to clinch the PFA Player of the year award ahead of the likes of Raheem Sterling, Aguero and his own teammates Sadio Mane and Salah. Van Dijk can become the first defender to bag the award since John Terry who won it way back in the year 2005. Since then, barring N'golo Kante in 2017, every year a forward has taken the coveted prize home.

Liverpool broke the transfer market to sign Van Dijk as they paid an astronomical fee of £70 million for the Dutchman, breaking the transfer record fee paid for any defender. The sum has rightfully paid off as Van Dijk is leading the Reds from behind.

Van Dijk, along with Alisson is the only player to have started all of 32 games and has helped in keeping 17 clean sheets. Whereas he has also scored 3 goals and set up 1.

The Dutch international in every 90 minutes in the Premier League, wins 6.2 duels, makes 5.3 clearances, records 5.6 accurate long balls and makes 78.8 passes with a passing accuracy of 90.1. However, the most impressive fact is that no player has dribbled past him in any competition this season for Liverpool.

Liverpool's rock and leader who leads from the heart of the defence remains the favourite to win the PFA POTY this year.