LONDON, Sept 4: Liverpool dominated the six-man shortlist for English soccer�s player of the year award on Friday as the Premier League champions look to deliver a winner for the third straight season.
Virgil van Dijk, the center back who won the award last season, was joined on the list by teammates Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Sadio Man.
Henderson has already been voted soccer writers� player of the year for the 2019-20 season. Manchester City players Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling complete the shortlist for the Professional Footballers� Association award. The winner will be announced on Tuesday.
City has never had a winner despite being winning four Premier League titles since 2012. De Bruyne looks to have the best chance of ending Liverpool�s run after scoring 13 goals and getting a record-tying 20 assists.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was player of the year for the 2018-19 season, just ahead of De Bruyne. Salah didn�t make this year�s nominees, and neither did Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, the Premier League�s top scorer last season with 23 goals.
There is a similar split for the women�s award, with four players from Women�s Super League champion Chelsea on the shortlist: Beth England, Sophie Ingle, Guro Reiten and Ji So-Yun. Arsenal players Vivianne Miedema and Kim Little are the other nominees. � AP
