- Premier League stars took to the red carpet at the 2024 PFA Awards
- Manchester City star Phil Foden was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year
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Premier League stars took to the red carpet ahead of the Professional Footballers Association’s annual awards ceremony.
After continuing their title challenge until the final day last season, players from Manchester City and Arsenal entered with hopes of winning some of the competition’s most prestigious individual prizes.
The event took place at Manchester’s historic Opera House theatre and was presented by Alex Scott and Jules Breach.
After following up his extraordinary debut campaign with another productive one at the Etihad, Erling Haaland went into the event as one of the favourites to retain his PFA Players’ Player of the Year award.
The Norwegian striker wore a black suit for the event and was joined on the red carpet by his partner, football star Isabel Haugseng Johansen.
Premier League stars graced the red carpet at the 2024 PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester
Man City star Phil Foden was joined by his partner Rebecca Cooke at the star-studded event
City manager Pep Guardiola looked on as his team collected more individual honours
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was named in the PWA Team of the Year for his performances last season
Ultimately, however, Haaland was beaten to the punch by his City team-mate Phil Foden, who was the club’s main creative outlet as they won their fourth consecutive top-flight title.
The award is further recognition of Foden’s outstanding achievements, as he was also named Premier League Player of the Season and won the Football Writers’ Association’s Football Writers’ Association Award.
Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins were also nominated for the award.
After an incredible run of success at Chelsea last season, in which he scored 22 Premier League goals and provided 11 assists, Palmer was named PFA Young Player of the Year.
Despite failing to win their first Premier League title in twenty years by the narrowest of margins, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side were well represented in the PFA Team of the Year.
The Norwegian was joined in the XI by four of his Gunners teammates, including Declan Rice
David Raya was given the chance to score after an impressive debut at the Emirates
Cole Palmer was joined by his sister Hallie as he celebrated being named Young Player of the Year
David Raya, William Salbia, Gabriel, Declan Rice and Gunners captain Martin Odegaard were all named in the XI.
They were joined in the team by City stars Kyle Walker, Rodri, Foden and Haaland, while Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) and Watkins (Aston Villa) completed the squad.
MK Dons captain Dean Lewington was honoured with the PFA Merit Award after a season that saw him rise to fifth in the all-time league appearances list.
Meanwhile, Crysencio Summerville was named PFA Championship Player of the Year, beating the likes of Adam Armstrong, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Sammie Szmodics.