Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was named the UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year and Erling Haaland walked away with the UEFA Men’s player of the year.
The 52-year-old guided Man City to eight wins and five draws in 13 matches on their way to Champions League glory, and he is the first manager to win two European trebles having previously done so with Barcelona back in 2008-09.
Erling Haaland walked away with the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. It was a hugely successful year for the striker at Manchester City.
He broke the Premier League goal-scoring record with 36 goals in 35 appearances, scoring 52 goals across all competitions.
The Norwegian became both the youngest and fastest player to score 35 goals in the Champions League, doing so in just 30 matches, while he also became just the third player in the competition’s history to score five goals in a single game as Man City thrashed RB Leipzig 7-0 in the last 16 in March.
Haaland fended off competition from teammate Kevin De Bruyne and former Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi to win the award, receiving 352 points in the voting system compared to 227 for Messi and 225 for De Bruyne.
