Pictures: United's Stars celebrate record title with WAGs
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Stars on show as United celebrate record title with WAGs at end-of-season bash
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.
To cap a phenomenal debut season, Javier Hernandez picked up the Fans' Player of the Year gong at the glitzy end-of-season gala at Old Trafford, as Nani was voted Players' Player.Wayne Rooney was also honoured after his fantastic bicycle kick won the Goal of the Season award.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.'
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that is nani's grandma or what?
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evra drives a batmobile! :O
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Hernandez and valencia have no partners! haha...so choosy.