With just one win in a month filled with two games a week, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have made a drastic fall in the domestic campaign this month.
They have managed to take just 2 points from 3 league games and were knocked out of two cup competitions, making their chances of silverware very slim.
Though the current month has not been good, they have plenty of things to be happy about and midfielder Adam Lallana’s form is surely one of them.
Having joined the Anfield outfit a few years ago, Lallana, only started to influence games consistently under the new manager Jurgen Klopp and is now one of the most productive midfielders in the Premier League.
His form in the domestic league has also helped him on his stint with England as he has now established a place in the starting XI under Gareth Southgate, the new manager for the national side.
And his performances in the previous year have not gone unnoticed as he was today named the ‘Player of the Year’ for England for the year 2016.
The former Southampton man won the poll with 39 per cent of the votes from England Supporters Club, beating Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (12 per cent) and England’s record goal-scorer Wayne Rooney (8 per cent) to the prize.
Wayne Rooney picked up the senior award in the last two years while Steven Gerrard was named the Player of the Year back in 2012.
Southampton winger Nathan Redmond received the U23 ‘Player of the Year’ trophy for his services with the national team.
Redmond claimed 32% of votes from England Supporters Club members after helping the Young Lions to victory in the Toulon tournament as well as the 2017 European Under-21 Championship finals.
Speaking to the media, Lallana revealed that it was a great moment in his career and vowed to keep fighting hard to keep up his form.
‘This award is a huge honour,’ Lallana told TheFA.com. ‘The last three winners were Rooney (2015), Rooney (2014) and Steven Gerrard (2012) so that just goes to show what a great achievement this is.
‘Things have been going well this season for my club so that always helps. When you’re playing well for your club then hopefully you can transmit your form into the national team and help out.
‘Off the back of a disappointing year for England as a whole, I’ll be looking to definitely improve in 2017 and hopefully we can build on how it has started under Gareth Southgate, as there have been plenty of positives,” he added.
In a 2016 that has no really been successful for the Three Lions, the 28-year old scored three goals including a winner in Sam Allardyce’s only game as an England manager.
He is a key player for the club and the country and the moment and with some important times up ahead, he will hope to keep up his good work.