Manchester United players and their glamorous WAGs hit the town last night for the club’s annual Christmas party.

Fresh from their win against Stoke City on Tuesday, the players were pictured arriving at the glitzy venue in central Manchester.

This year the team chose The Place Aparthotel for their annual festive celebration.

The players and their partners partied until 2am but injured ace Angel di Maria took on the role of designated driver opting to shun the sauce and drive home in his £180k Lamborghini Huracan.

The luxury converted warehouse, on Ducie Street, in the city centre, recently won a gong at the Manchester Tourism Awards 2014.

It was a low-profile celebration for the players, but rumours of this year’s venue quickly surfaced on social media and photographers were spotted waiting outside the four-star hotel for players to emerge.

Defender Chris Smalling’s partner, ex-page three girl Sam Cooke uploaded a glamorous picture of her inside the hotel with the England player.

Right back Rafael also uploaded a photo with his wife as they prepared to head to the glitzy bash.

Manager Louis van Gaal must be looking forward to giving the team a chance to unwind after the club’s busy first half to the season.

And the players enjoyed a rare night off.

United defender Jonny Evans, out-of-favour midfielder Anderson and defender Phil Jones’s partner Kaya Hall were pictured arriving at the venue by photographers.

It was a chilly night and some of the squad wrapped up warm to fend off the Mancunian cold snap.

The rest of the squad and partners also joined them but evaded the waiting paparazzi as they arrived.

The stars will be hoping their good run of form - four wins in a row - continues over the festive period.

The players and their families are clearly bonding on-and-off the pitch - and the night out will certainly go a long way to lifting the team’s spirit and strengthening the squad’s bond.