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Virgil van Dijk beats Raheem Sterling to FSA Player of the Year award

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Virgil van Dijk has been in incredible form over the last year.[Courtesy]

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk has won the Football Supporters' Association men's player of the year to cap off an outstanding personal 12 months for the defender.

Van Dijk beat Raheem Sterling to the award, with the Manchester City man coming second, while the other nominations were Liverpool's Sadio Mane, Heung-Min Son of Tottenham , Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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