Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Player of the Year after a remarkable season in the English Premiership
The Egyptian swapped Roma for Anfield last summer in a £34.3million deal. Salah over the weekend equals most goal in a season with his 31st.
The 25-year-old, who has scored 41 goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season, was named Player of the Year at the 45th PFA Awards at Grosvenor House in central London on Sunday evening, having seen off tough competition from Manchester City’s playmaker, Kevin De Bruyne.
The pair have been the standout players of a memorable campaign, with the Belgium international playing an integral role as Pep Guardiola’s swashbuckling side won the Premiership in style.
Leroy Sane – crowned PFA Young Player of the Year on Sunday – and David Silva were the other City players on the six-man shortlist, with outstanding Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea and Tottenham goal-machine Harry Kane completing the nominees.
But it is Salah that has come out on top after one of the greatest debut campaigns in Liverpool’s history. “It’s a big honour. I’ve worked hard and I’m very happy to win it,” Salah said at the ceremony on Sunday evening.
Luis Suarez was the last Reds player to win the award in 2014 and he too could do the double by winning the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award.
