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| PFA WINNERS:Eden Hazard and Luis Suarez |
An emotional Suárez dedicated the prize to his family and team-mates, insisting that Liverpool could still win the title this year. "The Premier League is full of really great players and so it is a great honour when these players recognise your work on the pitch," he said. "I always try my best for the team and it is nice to get awards but really this is for my team-mates and the staff at Liverpool because without their help I wouldn't have this prize. This is for my team-mates and staff and for my wife and children."
Hazard was named young player of the year ahead of Sturridge and Southampton's teenage full-back Luke Shaw in second and third respectively. The 23-year-old Hazard has scored 14 goals in his second season for Chelsea and has produced some fine attacking performances under José Mourinho.
He said: "It's always good to win awards because it means you've had a good season, but I prefer to win things collectively and I must say thank you to all my Chelsea team-mates, the staff and the fans."
It was the first time since 1990 that no Manchester United player featured in the PFA Team of the year.
The 22-year-old Liverpool Ladies defender Lucy Bronze was awarded the PFA women's player of the year after helping her team lift the Women's Super League championship last season. Her team-mate Martha Harris won the women's young player of the year title.See Full Awards below:
PFA Player of the year
1) Luis Suárez
2) Eden Hazard
3) Yaya Touré
PFA Young Player of the Year
1) Eden Hazard
2) Daniel Sturridge
3) Luke Shaw
PFA Team of the Year:
Cech (Chelsea); Shaw (Southampton), Cahill (Chelsea), Kompany (Man City), Coleman (Everton); Touré (Man City), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hazard (Chelsea), Lallana (Southampton); Suárez (Liverpool), Sturridge (Liverpool)
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