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Manchester United awards: Rachel Riley and the WAGs steal the show as five players absent
MANCHESTER UNITED enjoyed their glamorous end-of-season awards ceremony last night, with five key players absent from the star-studded evening.
Five key stars were absent from Manchester United's end-of-season awards as the WAGs stole the show
Ander Herrera was the big winner as the Spaniard scooped the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award, beating Antonio Valencia and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Ecuadorian Valencia picked up the Players’ Player of the Year as a consolation during Manchester United's glitzy event, co-hosted by Mark Chapman and Countdown star Rachel Riley.
The United squad and their partners were dressed to impress, but there were five notable absentees from the annual event.
Several of the first team are struggling with injury and were not expected to be in attendance, but there was one player who was absent for an unexplained reason.
Scroll through the gallery above to see the best pictures from Manchester United’s end-of-season awards and find out who wasn’t present at the ceremony.