Football: Man City's Ruben Dias named PL Player of Season, Pep Guardiola wins manager's award
Ruben Dias
Manchester City defender Ruben Dias was named the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday, becoming the second Portuguese to receive the honor after former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
City boss Pep Guardiola was named Manager of the Season for the third time.
Center-back Dias was named England'sFootballer of the Year in the annual vote of theFootballWriters' Association last month following a superb debut campaign after his move from Benfica last year.
Dias played a key role in delivering City's third Premier League title in four years as well as the League Cup and helped his side the Champions League final.
The 24-year-old was also named in the ProfessionalFootballers' Association (PFA) Team of the Year.
Dias is the fourth defender to be voted Player of the Season by the public, the captains of the 20 Premier League clubs, and a panel of experts after Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic, former City captain Vincent Kompany and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
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His compatriot and former Manchester United forward Ronaldo won 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 won the manager's award in 2017-18 and again in 2018-19 when he led City to consecutive league titles.
Under the Spaniard, City conceded the fewest goals (32) this season and kept clean sheets in half of their games (19) to finish 12 points clear of second-placed United.
Guardiola won the award ahead of fellow nominees Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United), David Moyes (West Ham United), Brendan Rodgers (Leicester City), and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United).