PFA Player of the Year 2020: Four Liverpool stars on six-man shortlist
Four Liverpool stars have made the shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year award, with Jurgen Klopp's Premier League champions dominating the nominations.
Virgil van Dijk - who won the 2019 award - is joined by Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold on a six-man shortlist, with full-back Alexander-Arnold also up for young player of the year.
The senior shortlist is completed by Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling.
The Liverpool quartet have been rewarded for the roles they played in the club's first title success in 30 years, finishing 18 points clear of second-placed City.
England international Alexander-Arnold, 21, and Van Dijk played in all 38 league games while Henderson captained the side impressively and Mane scored 22 goals in all competitions.
De Bruyne enhanced his reputation with a series of stunning individual displays, while England star Sterling scored 35 goals for club and country.
Alexander-Arnold is joined on the Young Player of the Year list - nominees had to be 21 or under on July 1, 2019 - by Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood, Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham and club-mate Mason Mount and Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka.
Chelsea players dominate the candidates for the Women's Player of the Year category with Beth England, Sophie Ingle, Guro Reiten and Ji So-yun all included.
Holder Vivianne Miedema and her Arsenal team-mate Kim Little complete the list.
The Blues narrowly won the Women's Super League title ahead of Manchester City on a points-per-game basis when last season was called to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Striker England scored 21 goals in all competitions playing ahead of midfielders Ingle, Reiten and Ji as the Blues claimed the title and the Continental League Cup.
Team-mate Erin Cuthbert finds herself surrounded by Manchester-based players in the Young Player of the Year category alongside City's Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Ellie Roebuck and Georgia Stanway and United's Lauren James.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday next week.
Additional reporting by PA.
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