Now into its 17th year, the prize runs concurrently with the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, voted for by United supporters.
After Giggs’s win, the next four seasons saw Cristiano Ronaldo (twice), Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney claim both accolades, while Antonio Valencia also ‘did the double’ at the end of the 2011/12 campaign – with Nani and Michael Carrick acknowledge by their peers in 2011 and 2013 respectively, after playing significant roles in our last two Premier League title wins.
David De Gea emulated Ronaldo in claiming the players’ award in two successive seasons, in 2014 and 2015, and the Spaniard has won this particular vote more than any other Red, adding a third win to his extended list of career achievements, in 2018 and now a fourth in 2022.