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'No one comes close' - Van Dijk hailed as player of the year by Redknapp

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been the outstanding player of the 2018-19 season and is on course for a clean sweep of the player of the year prizes, according to Jamie Redknapp.

The Netherlands captain became the world's most expensive defender when he moved to Anfield from Southampton for £75 million ($98m) in January 2018.

Van Dijk has helped turn an error-prone Liverpool defence into the best back-line in the league.

Jurgen Klopp's side have kept 26 clean sheets in the 27-year-old's 52 appearances for the Merseysiders, in which they have won 37.