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title: "Van Dijk and Mané shortlisted for Premier League Player of the Month"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/articles/feature-writers/van-dijk-and-mane-shortlisted-for-premier-league-player-of-the-month/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-08-31T19:23:00Z"
modified: "2018-08-31T19:23:00Z"
---

# Van Dijk and Mané shortlisted for Premier League Player of the Month

Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mané have been shortlisted for the first Premier League Player of the Month award of the season.

Liverpool currently sit top of the Premier League table, having won all three of their league games. Mané has scored three times for the Reds, while Van DIjk has contributed to the sides’ success by leading a backline that has yet to concede a goal.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/08/962768648.jpg)

The Reds duo will face competition from five other players who have all enjoyed similarly successful starts to the season.

Namely, the other shortlisted players are; Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) and Roberto Pereyra (Watford)