Three Liverpool players named in PFA Team of the Year

Three Liverpool players have been included in the PFA Team of the Year following the Merseyside club's surprise title bid this season.

Premier League top scorer Luis Suarez, who is the favourite for the Player of the Year award, leads the line alongside Daniel Sturridge, while captain Steven Gerrard is also included in midfield.

Three Chelsea players are also included in the team, with Petr Cech, Gary Cahill and Eden Hazard representing Jose Mourinho's side.

Southampton and Manchester City each have two men in the team, with Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana named for the Saints and Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure in for City.

The XI is made up by Everton's Seamus Coleman at right-back after he helped the Toffees challenge for fourth place in the league.

PFA Team of the Year: Cech; Coleman, Cahill, Kompany, Shaw; Lallana, Gerrard, Toure, Hazard; Sturridge, Suarez