#1 – Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk has been the best player this year and there is just no way past him for any player. From March 2018 to July 2019, there has been no player who has managed to dribble past him and that is something not many legendary defenders can boast about.
Just like Salah, Mane and Alisson, Van Dijk will be involved in the majority of the Liverpool games in the next 4 months and they have a lot of them. The Dutchman just needs to be at his best once again and if he continues to help the Reds win games, there is no way anyone can stop him from winning the Ballon d'Or this year.
Van Dijk has been on the top of the ranking for a couple of months now and the ones who can give him a tough competition have not been at their best in recent months.