Arsenal hero Martin Keown has declared Manchester City defender Ruben Dias his Player of the Year.
Keown wrote for the Daily Mail: "Ruben Dias is the jewel in their defensive crown. He is their governor of defending.
"When he's starting with John Stones, he's the left-sided centre back. When with Aymeric Laporte, he's on the right-side. He's generous in that way, because not all central defenders would be so accommodating.
"He is always communicating, always anticipating and always determining how deep the defensive line should be. He wants everybody in position so that if and when City lose possession, they are in the best place to get the ball back.
"He is constantly feeding Rodri with information, telling the defensive midfielder where to move in order to maintain that protective screen.
"He will gesticulate energetically, ordering his team-mates to stay in line. Watching on television, you might not have noticed Dias doing this, because most of the work is done off-the-ball and out-of-shot."
