Why Nani And Chicharito Were Perfect Choices

For the past few years, picking the Manchester United player of the year has been a fairly easy job. The star man usually easily stood out. Whilst we could always commend the team effort, there was one player who was the obvious choice. Ahead of the awards last night, you had no idea who was going to win. We put a poll up on RoM which weighed up the pros and cons of a handful of selections. Nemanja Vidic ran away with it, with Van der Sar second and Chicharito third. Vida has been our most consistent player this season, playing at around an 8/10 for most of the season. Van der Sar had sentimentality on his side, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact he’s had yet another great season for the club. The one blip was that drop against West Brom in the only home game we dropped points. Not too shabby for a whole season. When you compare that with how many match winning saves he’s made, from positions and against shots you never could have expected it, it’s ha...