Manchester City defender Ruben Dias was named the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday, changing into the second Portuguese to obtain the honour after former Manchester United ahead Cristiano Ronaldo.
City boss Pep Guardiola was named Manager of the Season for a 3rd time.
Centre again Dias was named England’s Footballer of the Year within the annual vote of the Football Writers’ Association final month following an outstanding debut marketing campaign after his transfer from Benfica final yr.
Dias performed a key position in delivering City’s third Premier League title in 4 years in addition to the League Cup, and helped his facet the Champions League ultimate.
The 24-year-old was additionally named within the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Team of the Year.
Dias is the fourth defender to be voted Player of the Season by the general public, the captains of the 20 Premier League golf equipment and a panel of specialists after Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic, former City captain Vincent Kompany and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk.
His compatriot and former Manchester United ahead Ronaldo received the award in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Other nominees for the award this season included Kevin De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Mason Mount, Mohamed Salah and Tomas Soucek.
Guardiola received the supervisor’s award in 2017-18 and once more in 2018-19 when he led City to consecutive league titles.
Under the Spaniard, City conceded the fewest targets (32) this season and saved clear sheets in half of their video games (19) to end 12 factors clear of second-placed United.
Guardiola received the award forward of fellow nominees Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United), David Moyes (West Ham United), Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United).
