Antonio Valencia Named Manchester United's Player of the Season
26-year-old Ecuadorian also picked up Fans Player of the Season and Goal of the Season at the annual Manchester United end of season awards.
"It's great that they've put their trust in me," said Valencia on stage. "I'm very pleased that I have their support."The next trophy of the night is all about the Reserve Team which finished top of the Barclays Premier Reserve League Table- North with 14 points ahead of second place Liverpool. The first award was for the "Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year" and it went to 19-year-old Irish footballer Michael Keane. Norwegian Mats Daehil was awarded The Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year. One of the biggest awards of the night, if not the biggest is the Sir Matt Busby Fans Player of the Year. The winner of this trophy every year is a player who has excited the fans most with his performances. The winner of the prestigious award goes to Antonio Valencia, celebrating his second trophy of the night. Finally the trophy that celebrates the Goal of the Season. In recent years strikers have won this trophy but this year it goes to a player who managed to bag his third trophy of the night as well as a great finish against Blackburn, Antonio Valencia.
