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Virgil van Dijk pips Trent Alexander-Arnold to Defender of the Season award

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk beats teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold to the Premier League Defender of the Season prize in the annual Sports Mole Readers' Awards.
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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has been named the Premier League Defender of the Season in the annual Sports Mole Readers' Awards, beating teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold to the prize.

The Dutch international spent the vast majority of the 2020-21 campaign on the sidelines due to a serious knee ligament injury, but returned for the 2021-22 season and went on to feature 34 times in the Premier League.

Van Dijk helped Liverpool to post the joint-best defensive record in the league this season, while also scoring three goals and registering four assists as well.

The 30-year-old claimed 25.8% of the votes in our end-of-season awards, finishing ahead of Alexander-Arnold, who came in second with 20.1% of the votes.

The England international chalked up 12 assists and scored twice himself in 32 Premier League outings this season as Liverpool finished second in the table, just one point adrift of champions Manchester City.

Man City's Joao Cancelo rounds off the top three with 19.6% of the votes, while Chelsea's Thiago Silva (11.9%) and Brighton & Hove Albion's Marc Cucurella (6.7%) also finished in the top five.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
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