Manchester City defender Ruben Dias says he won't get carried away with plaudits coming his way.

The 23-year-old said any individual accolades are a consequence of the team's success and vindication that he has become part of something very special at City.

“To be spoken of in those terms is a tremendous privilege for me," said Dias. “It's something that makes me feel good, makes me feel that my work is being well done.

“But essentially, what it tells me, is that the team is having success. For me to be on that shortlist, especially as a defender, it can only mean the team won and had success.

“That, for me, is the biggest thing. If you said to me that 'in your first year in the Premier League you can win the Player of the Year', it would be amazing.

“But what I really want in my first year is to win the Premier League. That would be my biggest achievement."