By Martin Keown for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:43 GMT, 13 March 2019 | Updated: 23:56 GMT, 13 March 2019
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Virgil van Dijk towered above the Bayern Munich defenders to score Liverpool's second goal. He has been head and shoulders above the rest all season.
It has been 14 years since Chelsea's John Terry became the last defender to be crowned PFA Player of the Year. Van Dijk's brilliant all-round performance in Germany only underlined why, this season, he can be the next defender to receive this prestigious award from his peers. On Wednesday night, he was perfection personified.
What sets him apart is that he never thinks, 'I'm just here to defend.' Even on an intense, high-stakes night such as this he is always searching for ways he can win the game for his team. He sets an example for every
