Virgil van Dijk is confident he can win the Ballon D'Or.
The Dutchman was integral to Liverpool's Champions League triumph last season and cemented his status as the world's best centre-back.
He told Graham Hunter's Big Interview : "I have no explanation [why more defenders haven't won it], I can only talk right now and that people are putting me in that bracket now for the Ballon d'Or is a massive honour.
"You have to back yourself [to win] and you know if you don't, no-one will. We will see, but that people are already talking about it is such a great honour.
"The only thing I can do is to work hard, stay humble and keep improving."