Luke Shaw wins United Player of the Year award, Solskjaer makes transfer promise

Luke Shaw succeeded David de Gea and won Manchester United’s Player of the Year award. Thursday night’s annual awards ceremony took place at Old Trafford, where Shaw was also named Players’ Player of the Year, as voted for by his team-mates. All of the Manchester United players were in attendance, dressed to the nines and joined by their significant others. United have spent £686.7million on 26 additions since Ferguson retired in 2013 but their recruitment strategy has been widely criticised amid accusations of a focus on big names and now United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has promised the club will “recruit smart” in the summer. Solskaer told MUTV: "It’s been a rollercoaster. 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."

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