Picture perfect: Ryan Giggs poses for pictures with his
wife, Stacey,
and Nani and his girlfriend Daniela
Martins
Double act: Scholes (left) and Van der Sar with
respective partners Claire and Annemarie van
Kesteren
Michael Carrick and his wife Lisa Roughead
Serb and volley: and captian Nemanja Vidic with
wife Ana Ivanovic
Darron Gibson arrived with his girlfriend Danielle
Carter
Cheer up, Wayne: Hernandez leaves the awards do
with his trophy, while a guarded Rooney is pictured with his
wife Colleen
Best foot forward: Patrice Evra steps into his
Mercedes SLS after the end-of-season gala
Suited and booted: French winger Gabriel Obertan
Honoured: Javier Hernández Balcázar (right) who won
the player of the year, on the red carpet with teammate Antonio
Valencia
The Manchester United
squad were out on force with their WAGs in tow on Wednesday evening
to celebrate a record 19th league championship.
United wrapped up the Barclays
Premier League title on Saturday with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn, and
could secure a unique Double with a Champions League showdown
against Barcelona to look forward to later this
month.
Speaking after receiving the
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award, Hernandez, who has bagged
20 goals since his £6million move last summer, dedicated his gong
to the supporters:
'I have to say thank you so
much to the fans,' the Mexico striker said. 'They have helped me a
lot. I think this was a difficult decision to make and I don't
think I deserve it because it hasn't been just one player who has
played well. We are a team.
'I also must thank my
family who came over to England with me and helped me a lot, and of
course I've had great support from the boss, my team-mates, the
coaches and all the staff at the club who have all helped me feel
very happy and very comfortable here.
'I dreamt about playing for
Manchester United and thought perhaps in my first season I'd play
for the Reserves with maybe a few minutes in the first team. But
thanks to the boss and all my team-mates I have played a little bit
more!'
Nani, who also finished second
in the fans' vote, was quick to laud his team-mates after winning
the Players' Player accolade.
The 24-year-old winger said:
'I must say thank you very much to my team-mates. It means a lot to
win this award.
'My team-mates have helped me
a lot this season. That's why I'm stood here. I have done my best
to help the team win the league and, of course, I have been very
focused on working hard and improving as a player.
'This has been my most
consistent season for United. Every year I've been here I have
improved and this one was fantastic for me. I created a lot of
goals and scored more than last season, so I'm very happy. I hope
to do even better next season.'
Rooney was caught up in a
Twitter storm on Wednesday evening after warning a fan 'I'll put u
asleep within 10 seconds'.
But the United striker put his
latest troubles to one side to collect his award for his fantastic
overhead strike in United's 2-1 win over rivals City earlier this
season.
'To score a goal like that in
such a big game was a great feeling,' Rooney said. 'It's something
I'll never forget and it'll stay with me until the day I
die.'
'It was just pure instinct.
Nani's cross took a little deflection so I had to adjust my body,
but thankfully it went in the top corner. There's no better feeling
than scoring a goal like that in such a massive game.'