Liverpool's Captain Named Football Writers' Player of Year

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been named the Football Writers' Association Men's Footballer of the Year .

The 30-year-old midfielder, who guided Liverpool to their first league since 1990, received more than a quarter of the votes.

"As grateful as I am I don't feel like I can accept this on my own," Henderson said, according to BBC.

"I owe a lot to so many people but none more so than my current team-mates, who have been incredible and deserve this every bit as much as I do."

Liverpool team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane, Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Manchester United's Marcus Rashford also finished in the top five.

On Wednesday Henderson, who is recovering from a knee injury, lifted the Premier League trophy at a near-empty Anfield.

"I accept [the award] on behalf of this whole squad, because without them I'm not in a position to be receiving this honour. These lads have made me a better player - a better leader and a better person," Henderson noted.

"If anything I hope those who voted for me did so partly to recognise the entire team's contribution," he explained.