Van Dijk and Mané Make PFA Players’ Player of the Year Shortlist

Both players have been integral to Liverpool’s stellar season. The time for end of the season accolades is upon us, and it will be no surprise when several of Liverpool’s players find themselves nominated for these coveted prizes.

The shortlist for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award has been revealed, and two Liverpool players find themselves among the contenders to take home the trophy. Virgil van Dijk, who has helped the Reds’ defense become the best in the league and the best that a Liverpool team has seen in over a decade, is the the first player nominated. The other is Sadio Mané, who is in the middle of his best season in a Liverpool shirt — which is saying something. He has so far scored 22 goals in all competitions and has been far and away Liverpool’s most consistent ...