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Liverpool's Van Dijk named Premier League Player of the Year

May 12, 2019, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker. [Reuters]

Virgil van Dijk said it was "a great honour" to be named the Premier League Player of the Season, after winning the votes of fans, team captains and a panel of experts.

The 27-year-old Liverpool centre-back is the first defender to win the award since Manchester City's Vincent Kompany did so in 2011-12, having played in all of Liverpool's 37 league matches ahead of their final-day clash with Wolves.

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