Virgil van Dijk lauded Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's impact on his development after winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
Liverpool defender Van Dijk claimed the top prize at Sunday's event in London, edging out team-mate Sadio Mane, Chelsea star Eden Hazard and Manchester City trio Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling – who won the Young Player of the Year award.
Van Dijk has been in towering form for the Reds – who he joined from Southampton in January 2018 – this season, helping Klopp's side to 20 clean sheets in the Premier League, scoring three goals.