'He does the job of all four defenders… 100 per cent he's player of the year': Gary Neville heaps praise on star Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk Gary Neville is adamant that Virgil van Dijk should be the player of the year Van Dijk is expected to become the first defender to win the award since 2005 And Neville said on Friday: 'One hundred per cent he is the player of the year'
By Robert Summerscales For Mailonline
Published: 19:52 BST, 5 April 2019 | Updated: 19:52 BST, 5 April 2019
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Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville is adamant that Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk should be the Premier League's player of the year this season.
Not since 2005 — when John Terry was crowned — has a defender won the PFA's main prize but Van Dijk is the odds-on
