Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was honoured by the Football Writers' Association (FWA) at a special event in London on Sunday night.

This was the fifth time the writers had arranged a tribute dinner for an individual player, with Rooney following fellow United icons Ryan Giggs and David Beckham plus his former international team-mates Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.

During his acceptance speech on stage at The Savoy, Rooney said: "I would like to thank the football writers for this prestigious award. I was looking at the list of previous award winners and it is an honour for me to be in their company.

"I'd like to say thank you to the managers I have worked with - each one has contributed to me being the player I am - and thank you to my team-mates.

"I'd also like to say a big 'thank you' to my family and to Paul Stretford who has played a huge role in my life as a friend and an agent. And I'd like to thank Jose Mourinho for giving me tomorrow off!"