The defender has won the coveted sculpture of Sir Matt for the first time in his United career at the end of his fifth campaign as a Red. Thousands of fans voted in the official app and Shaw came out on top. Victor Lindelof was second in the voting and Paul Pogba came third. Luke follows in the footsteps of David De Gea, who has also won both awards in three of the last four seasons – including last season. Speaking about his double success, Shaw said on stage: “It’s obviously nice for me, but I’d rather win no [individual] trophies and have a better season as a team. We need to move on and focus now on next season and what’s to come. “Ole has done an amazing job and of course we’ve had ups and downs but he’s obviously looking forward to getting us back in pre-season and getting his proper work done for next season. We’re all looking forward to starting fresh next season with him as the manager.”<doc-sep>Luke Shaw took home a pair of awards on Thursday after being named Manchester United's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and narrowly beat fellow defender Victor Lindelof to earn the Players' Player of the Year honours for the 2018-19 season. Lindelof and Paul Pogba finished second and third, respectively, in the fan vote for overall Player of the Year honours, the club announced on their official website. Shaw, 23, made 40 appearances in all competitions over the course of the season and received one more vote than Lindelof in a vote by for the players' player prize. "It means a lot especially coming from the lads," Shaw said. "They've always stuck by me when other people haven't and they've always helped me along my rough journey, but it's brilliant, and of course thanks to them all for voting." Meanwhile, goal of the season honours went to Andreas Pereira for his spectacular strike in a 3-2 victory over Southampton on March 2.<doc-sep>Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email. Luke Shaw has scooped Manchester United's Players' Player of the Season and the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year awards for 2018/19. The English left-back hasn't exactly been the hallmark of consistency this season and was woeful in the recent 1-1 draw with Huddersfield. However, given United's woes this season under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho, there were not many players to choose from. Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelof and Marcus Rashford were perhaps the only other options available to pick from. The usual winner of the awards David de Gea has sadly had his worst season in a United jersey. Romelu Lukaku actually did tell reporters recently that he believes Shaw is worthy of the awards. “Luke Shaw has been the best player of the season, for me," Lukaku said, per United's official website. ”He has been brilliant since the start. He scored in the first game of the season against Leicester City and he has never looked back.“ Elsewhere at the awards ceremony, Mason Greenwood was named as the Young Player of the Year, while Tahith Chong earned the Reserve Team Player of the Year accolade. Andreas Pereira was awarded the Goal of the Season for his beautiful strike in the 3-2 win over Southampton back in March. At the ceremony, Solskjaer gave a bit of a speech explaining his feelings toward the manager's role in his short time in the job. “It’s been a rollercoaster," Solskjaer told MUTV. "We had a fantastic start, everyone just enjoyed [themselves]. When you win games, you’re confident, you smile, you start to enjoy yourself. "Then we got a few injuries and it’s been ups and downs the last two months but that’s football, that’s human beings. It’s not like Football Manager. You’ve got to deal with different stuff outside football as well. "There have been highs and lows but I've enjoyed it, it’s a great challenge. I’ve not gone to bed one night worrying about what’s gonna happen because I love coming in, the boys are fantastic. “It’s a great challenge [to oversee the rebuild] but it’s a great responsibility as well, because this club is huge. The media and everyone’s criticising us as soon as they've got a chance. We've just got to stick together. "We've been through difficult periods before but we've got to come through it as a team. But we've got to do it together. We’ve got to recruit smart, keep blooding the youngsters and we’’ll be fine.” News Now - Sport News<doc-sep>The left-back has been a regular throughout the season, making 40 appearances in all competitions, with Paul Pogba the only outfield player to receive more starts. Undoubtedly, the defender has been consistent across the campaign after scoring in the opening fixture against Leicester City - his first goal in senior football. We can confirm that the England international claimed the Players' Player of the Year prize by earning just a single vote more than second-placed Victor Lindelof.<doc-sep>
Published 12:31 AM , May 10 2019 GMT+1 | Last updated 12:41 AM , May 10 2019 GMT+1 Luke Shaw was the big winner at Manchester United's end-of-season awards after taking home both the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year. Fans voted the 23-year-old left-back to scoop the Matt Busby award ahead of second-placed Victor Lindelöf and third-placed Paul Pogba. However, one fan-made United Twitter account has said that Shaw winning the awards highlights a major problem with the club. Advert 10 No, it's not because there's anything against Shaw personally, but rather the shocking defensive record that the Red Devils have had this season. "If ever you wanted to know how bad things are at United, a defender has just won our Player of the Year in the same season we've conceded the most goals we've ever conceded in the history of the Premier League," The Man Utd Way tweeted. Of course, The Man Utd Way isn't the only one to share that sentiment. In fact, other United fans have taken to Twitter to share similar messages. Advert 10 For example, David de Gea might have chalked up his 100th United clean sheet in the Premier League earlier this season, but the Spanish shot-stopper has been heavily criticised for his performances over the course of the campaign. Advert 10 Whether or not United fans agree with a defender winning the two Player of the Year awards, the Red Devils made their case perfectly clear for Shaw to receive the honours that he did on the night. "It's arguably been his most consistent campaign since recovering from the horrific leg break he suffered against PSV Eindhoven in September 2015, and his impressive club form earned him a recall to the England squad," the club wrote on their official website. Credit: PA United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær is well aware of the task that he faces in rebuilding the club's squad in order to challenge for the top four, having finished outside of it this season and, as a result, they will now miss out on Champions League football. Advert 10 It was recently reported that several United players would see their wages slashed after the club failed to finish in the Premier League's top four. Will United finish in the top four next season?