Man City claim double as Phil Foden and Bunny Shaw beat Arsenal and Chelsea stars at FWA Awards
Phil Foden and Bunny Shaw have picked up their respective Footballer of the Year awards from the Men's and Women's Football Writers' Association.
Foden has been city of manchesterThis season's Most Outstanding Player as Pep Guardiola's side continue their quest for their fourth successive Premier League title and second successive league and FA Cup double.
The 23-year-old won a surprising 42 percent of the vote, beating Arsenal star Declan Rice in second place, to take this year's award and succeed his teammate Erling Haaland.
Meanwhile, Manchester City striker Shaw capped off an excellent campaign by taking the women's award.
Shaw has scored 21 goals and three assists in 18 WSL games this season as Manchester City close in on the title.
she whistled Chelsea star Lauren James for the award.
It is the second time that City has won the award in both the men's and women's categories after Raheem Sterling and the success of Nikita Parris in 2019.
Foden finished ahead of Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, while his Manchester City team-mate Rodri came third in the voting. The rest of the top six were made up of Martin OdegaardOllie Watkins and Cole Palmer.
Foden has scored 16 goals in the Premier League this season and five goals during City's run to the Champions League quarter-finals.
The 23-year-old is expected to have more success in the coming weeks as City close in on national honors before England begin their quest to win Euro 2024 in Germany next month.
Shaw's win came after a record number of votes were cast for the category.
Chelsea's Shaw and James took almost 80 per cent of the vote between them, with Manchester City's Alex Greenwood finishing third and Yui Hasegawa, Elisabeth Terland and Khiara Keating in the top six.
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The Jamaican's goals have helped take City to the top of the WSL and, despite currently being sidelined with an injury, she looks destined to finish the season as title winners.
