Wayne Rooney is joined by Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fabregas, and Didier Drogba as nominees for the PFA Player of the Year award.

If Rooney had not suffered an injury, would we even be having this discussion? Hands down, Wayne Rooney was the best player this season. He scored 34 goals in all competitions and carried his team to not only a premier league title race but a Champions League quarterfinal. If Rooney hadn’t injured his ankle United would be in the Champions League semi-final against a weak Lyon team, and still in the premier league race.

Everyone had written Manchester United off after the departure of Ronaldo. But Wayne Rooney stepped up and nearly matched Ronaldo’s incredible 2007-08 run in when CR9 scored 42 goals.

Although Tevez had a great run, he didn’t have to worry about Champions League football, his goal was to concentrate on a fourth place finish in the Premier League. Fabregas is a great player but I would much rather have a Rooney in my squad then a Fabregas. The only one who could really challenge Rooney for the award is, Drogba, because he was a instrumental in Chelsea’s run to the double, I know it’s not over but it’s almost a certainty.

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