Suarez scoops double Premier League prize

Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has collected a double honour from the Barclays Premier League, adding the Player of the Season award to his Golden Boot prize as top scorer.

The Uruguayan was a tour de force in the division throughout 2013-14, leading the scoring charts with 31 strikes and providing a further 12 assists for a teammate - second only to Steven Gerrard.

His displays were a primary catalyst in the Reds' surge to second place in the Premier League, as Brendan Rodgers' side pushed the title race with Manchester City to the final day of the campaign.

These latest accolades add to the No.7's growing individual collection from recent weeks, after he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year and scooped the Football Writers' Association's award.

At the club's inaugural Players' Awards Dinner last Tuesday, Suarez was recognised in three categories - Players' Player of the Year, the fans' equivalent and Goal of the Season.

Manchester City Win EPL League Title

POS		LP	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1		(1)	Manchester City	38	27	5	6	102	37	65	86
2		(2)	Liverpool	38	26	6	6	101	50	51	84
3		(3)	Chelsea	38	25	7	6	71	27	44	82
4		(4)	Arsenal	38	24	7	7	68	41	27	79
5		(5)	Everton	38	21	9	8	61	39	22	72
6		(6)	Tottenham Hotspur	38	21	6	11	55	51	4	69
7		(7)	Manchester United	38	19	7	12	64	43	21	64
8		(8)	Southampton	38	15	11	12	54	46	8	56
9		(10)	Stoke City	38	13	11	14	45	52	-7	50
10		(9)	Newcastle United	38	15	4	19	43	59	-16	49
11		(11)	Crystal Palace	38	13	6	19	33	48	-15	45
12		(13)	Swansea City	38	11	9	18	54	54	0	42
13		(12)	West Ham United	38	11	7	20	40	51	-11	40
14		(14)	Sunderland	38	10	8	20	41	60	-19	38
15		(15)	Aston Villa	38	10	8	20	39	61	-22	38
16		(16)	Hull City	38	10	7	21	38	53	-15	37
17		(17)	West Bromwich Albion	38	7	15	16	43	59	-16	36
18		(18)	Norwich City	38	8	9	21	28	62	-34	33
19		(19)	Fulham	38	9	5	24	40	85	-45	32
20		(20)	Cardiff City	38	7	9	22	32	74	-42	30
POS		LP	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS

Manchester City's stars have hailed ice-cool manager Manuel Pellegrini as the key to their Premier League title triumph.

Pellegrini has enjoyed a memorable first season in charge of City, who followed their League Cup success earlier in the campaign by clinching the English crown with a 2-0 win over West Ham at Eastlands on the final day of the season on Sunday.

City finished two points ahead of second placed Liverpool as Chilean coach Pellegrini, who joined City from Malaga after spells at Real Madrid and Villarreal, celebrated his first league title in Europe.

The 60-year-old's calm and dignified personality, as well as his commitment to attacking football, proved the ideal approach for City's players, who had grown tired of the more dictatorial Roberto Mancini long before his sacking at the end of last season.

And French midfielder Samir Nasri, who scored the crucial 39th minute opener to ease any nerves against West Ham, insisted Pellegrini deserved to be acclaimed as the catalyst for City's second title in three years.

"He remained calm all season for us to play attractive football and it was a pleasure to work with him," Nasri said