Sports News | Liverpool Dominates Shortlist for Player of the Year Award

London, Sep 4 (AP) 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 Mané.

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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.

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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)

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