Fans chose Argentine Gabriel Heinze as the best player of the past season. In the elections, in which over 17 thousand "Red Devils" fans participated, he received 6511 votes.
Second in the annual vote was young forward Wayne Rooney, who received 5646 votes. Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who received 2310 votes, settled for third place.
The 27-year-old defender has been playing for Manchester United for the first season. Sir Alex Ferguson brought the Argentine to England from his club for almost 7 million pounds last summer.
Since the start of the season, G. Heinze has become an indisputable starter. Although Manchester United did not win any titles last season, his excellent and reliable defense has impressed many fans and football experts.
Interestingly, the constant Argentine national team footballer became the first non-European player to win the Sir Matt Busby award.