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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk(Image: Getty Images)

Virgil van Dijk picked two Manchester City players as part of his vote for FIFA's The Best Men's player.

The 24-year-old earned his second Premier League Golden Boot in just two seasons at the end of the 2023/24 season, grabbing 27 top-flight goals and 38 across all competitions.

Meanwhile, Rodri's inclusion into the Best FIFA Men's World XI follows a memorable 12 months for the Spanish midfielder.



He was crowned the Ballon d'Or winner in October after helping City win their fourth straight top-flight title and Spain win Euro 2024 in the summer.

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However, Vinicius ended up coming out on top to win FIFA's The Best Men's player.

Lionel Messi (25), Toni Kroos and Erling Haaland (18 each), Kylian Mbappe (14) and Florian Wirtz (8) completed the top 10.

Despite Liverpool enjoying a successful final season under Jurgen Klopp, none of their players were included in the FIFA The Best XI 2024.

But it's definitely also that our players have this same mentality – long, long before I came here.

It's probably also the mentality of the club, it's the mentality of the players.

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"Maybe that's also one of the reasons why they brought me in, because it's also my mentality to try to win every game, even if you are in a situation, like you said, where you can accept a draw as well.
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