Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been crowned the Premier League's Manager of the Season after leading the Blues to the league title this year, where his side have virtually dominated proceedings from start to finish in the 2014-15 campaign.
He involved his backroom staff in the award presentation, and although the award is deserved, questions have been asked as to why he had not won a SINGLE Manager of the Month accolade throughout the season...
Since 2007, there have been four winners of the award up until now, with Sir Alex Ferguson, formerly of Manchester United, taking the plaudits on FIVE occasions (2007, '08, '09, '11 and '13). Harry Redknapp (2010), Alan Pardew (2012) and Tony Pulis (2014) were the other three successful bosses.
When talking to Sky Sports, Jose said: "The way you like to say it in England, the icing on the cake? The icing on the cake, but the cake is more important than the icing; the cake is the Premier League. The cake is the objective of a manager, of the technical staff, of the club, the squad, millions of supporters, and I work for the cake. If at the top of the cake, I am the manager of the season, I am of course very happy.
The problem in football is that you are still eating one cake, and you are thinking already about the next one. This is permanent, so, I enjoy very much this cake, I missed it for a while, the last one I won was in 2005-06, but to come back to England and win it again, is a fantastic feeling."
STAT: Chelsea will break a long-lasting Premier League record when they lift the trophy on Sunday, having led at the top of the pile for a record 274 days this season. Manchester United won the league twelve years ago, leading for 262 days. (source: Opta)