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Sterling gets Van Dijk's PFA Player of Year vote
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Published 09/04/2019 at 05:42 GMT+1
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he voted for Manchester City's Raheem Sterling to be named PFA player of the year.
Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling (L) vies with Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk during the UEFA Champions League second leg quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Liverpool, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchest
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The Liverpool centre-back is one of the favourites for the award after helping Liverpool deliver a sustained Premier League title challenge, while Sterling has scored 15 league goals for City, their rivals for the league crown.
"I voted for Raheem Sterling," Van Dijk said.
"But I'm just being honest. I think he has improved a lot as a player."
PFA rules prohibit players from voting for their team-mates.
Liverpool, who have kept 17 clean sheets in the league this season, are also still in the hunt for the Champions League trophy and play Porto in the first leg of their quarter-final later on Tuesday.
Van Dijk said he was focused on winning with the team, not on individual accolades.
"Individual trophies? I don't know," the Dutchman added. "Of course, you're going to be proud, that's something you have to be, but all the hard work in the training ground is something we all did together.
"It is to win something as a team, a collective thing as a club. Hopefully that is something that will happen." (Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )
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