Manchester United's John O'Shea stunned that Nani was not nominated for PFA Player of the Year award

John O'Shea, Manchester United (Getty Images)

John O’Shea admits he is stunned that Manchester United team-mate Nani has not been short-listed for the PFA player of the year award.

The Portuguese winger leads the assist table this season but didn't make the list of seven nominiees,which included team-mate Nemanja Vidic.

"I am pretty amazed by that," The Irish international told Sky Sports.

"Maybe because he was still eligible for the young player, people didn't vote for him for the senior player.

"He is a constant threat. Defenders don't know whether he is going to go on his left and his right and his combination with Patrice Evra was excellent."

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are cruising and only need five wins out of six games to land their 19th Premier League title.

However, the O'Shea couldn't resist indulging in a cliche when asked how his side are aiming to wrestle the title back from Chelsea.

"It is a classic cliche but we literally are just chalking off one game at a time," he added.

"The good thing is we feel so confident, especially at home.

"We have only dropped two points at Old Trafford this season and that day, against West Brom,  was very disappointing.

"It would be very special if we could finish off the season keeping that record."

The Red Devils host Chelsea on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League quarter final with a lead having picked up an away goal at Stamford Bridge, and O'Shea is excited about potentially progressing to the semi-final.

"You have to get excited about games such as this," he said.

"That is what you train all year for. You want to get to the latter stages of competitions. It is
perfect."