Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard was the toast of the English game as he carried off the PFA Player of the Year award.
The 24-year-old Belgian has scored 18 goals across all competitions for his club this season, helping the Blues win the Capital One Cup and putting them on the brink of a first Premier League title since 2010.
He was rewarded for his sterling performances with the top individual award of the night at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.
Victory in their next two games - at Leicester and at home to Crystal Palace - would see Chelsea wrap up the championship.
Mourinho has long sung the praises of the 24-year-old, believing he is rivalled by only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the global order.
'I had lots of stars, but he is the humble star,' the Portuguese said last weekend. 'He knows that he is one of the three best players in the world, the responsibility that comes (with that) and he is coping with that responsibility.
'He understands that his talent is fundamental for the team.'
Hazard was earlier on Sunday named in the PFA Premier League team of the year - for the third time in his three seasons in England.
He was one of six Blues players in the XI, along with captain John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic and Diego Costa.
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