Mary Earps wins Manchester United Fans' Footballer of the Year 2023 as national vote revealed

Mary Earps has been crowned as your Manchester United Fans' Footballer of the Year for 2023.

The 30-year-old England goalkeeper - who was the only United player nominated for the national accolade - had an astonishing calendar year for club and country. She picked up the Reach PLC prize ahead of United men's team captain Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Casemiro.

Earps received almost as many votes as those three players combined from Manchester Evening News readers as she picked up 400 from a possible 889 from people who had their say. She was also included on the national-wide shortlist with England defender Kieran Trippier coming out on top.

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In that particular accolade, Earps was sixth in the voting (715) behind Trippier, Manchester City star Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Mohamed Salah, who all topped the 1,000-mark. Earps will be able to look back on 2023 with real pride for her achievements both on and off the pitch.

A star performer for England Women on their way to the World Cup final, she kept three clean sheets across that tournament and performed exceptionally - albeit in a losing cause - during the showpiece against Spain. Earps got her hands on the Golden Glove in Australia and New Zealand.

She was later ranked fifth in the Ballon d'Or for 2023 - the highest-ever placing for a female goalkeeper. Earps, who signed for United in 2019, has won 47 caps for the national team since her making her debut in 2017.

The goalkeeper was awarded with an honorary degree from Loughborough University for his