He however said that Suarez is a good player "(But) the profile of player who wins the player of the year is not the profile of player who used to win in English football 10, eight, six years ago" he said.
Suarez was last year banned for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic but he came back this season to become the league's best goal scorer, leading Liverpool to a title chalenge.
He also was named player of the year by both the Professional Footballers' Association and the Football Writers' Association.
Mourinho believes that the winner should come from City, who where earlier today crowned champions of England, He said: "He bit (Ivanovic) not this season, but the previous season. This is a different season," Mourinho said. "I'm not speaking about one mistake that a man can have.
You don't have to be punished for the rest of your life if you make a mistake on the football pitch. "(But) my player of the year would be always from the champions, in every condition. If the champion is Man City - they need a point - I would say a Man City player and if I have to choose one, I would choose (Edin) Dzeko." In praising Dzeko, Mourinho directed several veiled criticisms at Suarez.
"The kind of player he is, he's not just a goalscorer," the Portuguese said. "He assists, he plays, he behaves, he's fair, doesn't dive, doesn't try to put opponents in the stands with accumulation of cards.
"He was the third striker at the beginning of the season. He was hidden behind his manager's first choices and when the team needed him in crucial moments of the season, I think he made the difference. "In this moment I think he has 16 goals. Sixteen goals for the third striker is something spectacular."
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