Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has recently come out and named Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk as his player of the year and suggested that no-one else comes close to him for the award.
Since the Dutchman arrived on Merseyside back in January last year for a pricey £75m, he has helped guide the Reds to top spot in the Premier League. He’s kept the most clean sheets in the league (17) and conceded the fewest amount of goals (20). You can see why Nev chose him!
Gary Neville on the PFA Player of the Year: “Virgil Van Dijk. 100%. There’s not even anybody close to him.” pic.twitter.com/aKYLuR5nox
— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) 5 April 2019
As quoted by The Mirror, he said: “It wasn’t the signing itself that surprised me, it was the amount. I remember when Manchester City signed Kyle Walker for £50m it left me thinking ‘wow that’s incredible’ and the same with Virgil van Dijk.
“However, watching him in this last 12 months, everyone has given him the praise he deserves. Honestly, every time I watch Liverpool play, even if Matip misses it or two full-backs aren’t there because they’ve gone forward, he just seems to cover the whole back four – he is a unique defender.”
“Varane and Ramos have been the best centre backs in the world for me over the past few years but there is no doubt this guy is going to be up there in the next few years as the best centre half in the world because I’ve not seen a centre half as good for a long, long time.
“In possession play, his passing is a joke. It’s unbelievable, he passes like a central midfield player, for me he’s the player in the team where everyone will say he’s the one that can’t get injured. 100 per cent my player of the year and there’s not anyone else close to him.”
After find out about who Gary Neville’s player of the year was, fans took to social media to praise him, others however suggested more players who should have been mentioned instead – find out what they had to say on the next page.
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