Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has admitted he is truly honoured to have won the PFA Player of the Year award on Sunday.
Players in the Premier League voted for Van Dijk ahead of the likes of Raheem Sterling and Sadio Mane, and he now becomes the second Liverpool player to win the award in the last two seasons, after Mohamed Salah's personal triumph last year.
Speaking to Liverpool's official website, Van Dijk confessed he is delighted to have been handed the award by his peers.
He said: "It’s pretty difficult to put it into words.