David de Gea was voted the Sir Matt Busby player of the year by the fans. Louis van Gaal had lots of nice things to say about the goalkeeper, after a move to Real Madrid collapsed in the summer.

“Everybody knows that he was invited to go to Madrid and I couldn’t mention that because his girlfriend, not his wife yet, is living in Madrid, his parents,” Van Gaal said. “Real Madrid is a great club and he is still here, and I am happy. As a manager I am so happy that he is here and he deserves to win this title for the third time. There is not a player in history who has done that. Fantastic!”