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Rio Ferdinand has said Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk should not be named the Premier League's Player of the Year despite the Reds' dominance in England.
The Dutchman collected the award last season, alongside the PFA's Player of the Year, but Ferdinand has said there's others who should be ahead of the centre-back this term.
Speaking at the launch of BT Sport's new 4-3-3 initiative (h/t the Mirror's Hassan Rashed), the pundit gave his opinion on his favourites for individual honours:
"He'd get my vote for best defender, best centre-half, but he wouldn't get my vote for Player of the Year.