Philippe Coutinho swept the board at Liverpool’s end of season awards night – collecting four gongs at the Exhibition Centre.
The Brazilian was voted player of the year by both the fans and his teammates, as well as winning the goal and performance of the season.
His display in the 4-1 win at Manchester City won him the performance of the season, while his stunning lob against Manchester United in the Europa League was given the nod for goal of the campaign.
Collecting his award for the strike, he said: “Thank you to all the fans.
“It was a good goal but the most important thing was that we beat them. And now we have our final”.
The Reds travel to Basel for the Europa League final against Sevilla next Wednesday, looking to deny the La Liga outfit a hat-trick of titles in Europe’s second-tier competition.
It represents a do-or-die chance at securing a place in the Champions League next season.
Steven Gerrard appeared on a video screen at the awards night from Los Angeles, and his message ahead of the match was emphatic: “Bring home that Europa League trophy”.
Elsewhere, Emre Can was voted as the club’s young player of the year. Brad Smith won the players’ player of the year for the academy, while Martha Harris won the ladies’ player of the year.
Reds academy guru Steve Heighway collected the lifetime achievement award from Anfield legend Robbie Fowler, who is a graduate of the system. – mirror.co.uk
