Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss named LMA manager of the year 
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has been named the League Managers Association manager of the year. The 41-year-old guided the Reds to second-place in the Premier League, as well as a return to the Champions League, as they finished just two points behind Manchester City.
"I was hoping I'd be on the open top bus tonight," said Rodgers.
Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis was named Premier League manager of the year. Pulis led the Eagles to a comfortable 11th-place finish, having been six points from safety when he took charge towards the end of November.
Rodgers, meanwhile, is the first Liverpool boss to win the award in its 20-year history.
Under the former Swansea manager, the Reds had been strong contenders for their first top-flight title since 1990.
They had been five points clear at the summit when they entertained Chelsea on 27 April,
but a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho's side disrupted their momentum, as City won all their remaining games to win the league.
However, Liverpool's 84-point haul was 23 more than they managed in 2012-13, while a run of 11 successive league victories was their best in 24 years.
The LMA manager of the year is voted for by all 92 managers in the Premier League and Football League.
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