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Virgil van Dijk leads the betting, with Manchester City ace Sergio Aguero and van Dijk’s teammate Mo Salah in hot pursuit.

The bookies already have a Liverpool player down as favourite to win the Player of the Year trophy.



But Fernandinho has been the Blues' best, and most crucial, player this season, amid some very strong competition.



Liverpool, like last season, have one stand-out player, while City fans would not be able to agree among themselves who their best player is.

The love-in with Liverpool ensures that van Dijk is out in the lead, and favourite to become the first defender to win the writers’ award since Steve Nicol – also of Liverpool – in 1989 and the first to lift the players’ trophy since Chelsea’s John Terry in 2005.

The man who SHOULD win, especially if the Blues pull off a second consecutive Premier League title win, is lagging behind a bit, a 20-1 shot.

Aguero is 4-1 second favourite behind van Dijk, with Mo Salah 6-1 followed by David Silva (12-1) and Raheem Sterling (14-1).
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