Will Power: Vidic Does The Double

Nemanja Vidic was named Player of the Year by United fans and his team-mates at the Reds' end-of-season awards night at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Just 24 hours after Sir Alex and his men were crowned Premier League champions for a third successive year and 18th time in total, the Reds were clearly still in partying mood. The whole squad turned out in style for the gala dinner, a star-studded event in Old Trafford's Manchester Suite.

Vidic collected the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year accolade, voted for by fans on ManUtd.com, and the Players' Player trophy to a well-deserved standing ovation.

"I am honoured," he said. "It is amazing to win these awards, especially when I consider the quality of the players I play alongside every day. I would like to say thank you to the fans and to my team-mates.

"I enjoy being here every day and playing with these players and working with the coaches. I'm very happy here at United."

The Reds' defence was key in the team's title success, the Club World Cup and Carling Cup triumphs, and in reaching the Champions League final, and Vidic has been the central pillar around which United's rock-solid rearguard has been built.

Vida wasn't the only winner on the night. Cristiano Ronaldo, who cleaned up with all three main awards at last year's event, claimed the Goal of the Season accolade for his stunning strike against FC Porto in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Estadio do Dragao.

Elsewhere, James Chester picked up the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year gong. The 20-year-old defender, who was commanding as second-string skipper until being loaned out for a successful spell with Peterborough, picked the award voted for by fans ahead of Tom Cleverley and Corry Evans.

Federico Macheda was named Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year, an award justified not just by his performances in United's Under-18s, but at all levels at the club this season.

The highly-rated Italian has scored goals for the Academy and Reserves, while his match-winning strike against Aston Villa on his first-team debut remains one of the season's defining moments. He was picked for the award ahead of last year's winner Danny Welbeck and Matty James.