Vidic does the double

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

The newly-crowned Premier League champions turned out in style for the gala dinner, a star-studded event in the 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 standing ovation.

He said: "I'm honoured. It's amazing to get these awards when I consider the quality of the players I play alongside every day. I'd 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 Serbian was a key figure in the team's title success, the Club World Cup and Carling Cup triumphs, and in reaching the Champions League final.

He wasn't the only winner on the night. Cristiano Ronaldo, who cleaned up with three awards last year, claimed the Goal of the Season accolade for his stunning strike against Porto in the Champions League.

James Chester was named Reserves Player of the Year. The 20-year-old was commanding as second string skipper, and enjoyed a successful loan spell with Peterborough.

Federico Macheda won the Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year, an award justified by his performances at all levels this season.

The highly-rated Italian has scored goals for the Academy and Reserves, while his match-winning strike against Aston Villa remains one of the season's defining moments.