Suarez backed for award

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez should be named as the PFA's player of the season according to team-mate Lucas Leiva.



The Uruguayan has been exceptional for the Reds this season with 25 goals to his name already, which has again seen him linked with a summer move to Bayern Munich, and Brazilian Levia believes he has done enough to win the prize.



The competition is tough though with Manchester United's Robin van Persie and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale seen as his major rivals for the award, but Levia believes Suarez should get it.



"Luis will certainly be challenging for that award," he told the Liverpool Echo.



"It has been such an amazing season for him. He has been scoring a lot of goals and showing everyone all the qualities he has.



"I just hope he wins because I think he deserves it after everything he has done this season.



"I think it's going to be between Luis, Van Persie and Bale. All three have performed really well and have scored a lot of goals.



"But we hope Luis has got the luck to win it. He has been so important for us and is a special player. It's just so good to have him in our team.



"We just hope he can continue playing at this level and scores many more goals before the end of the season."