NORTH West manager of the year Sean Dyche believes his fellow award-winner Danny Ings will get a boost from his latest success.

While Dyche was named the top boss at the Northwest Football Awards on Tuesday night, Ings was named Championship Player of the Year after finding the net 21 times in the league as the Clarets secured promotion to the Premier League.

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Ings beat off competition for Blackburn Rovers’ Jordan Rhodes, Tim Ream of Bolton, David Perkins from Blackpool and Wigan’s James McArthur to take the gong.

When asked whether the award will be a further boost to Ings’ confidence, Dyche said: "Of course, he has collected a few awards on the back of what he did last season.

“He wanted to take that form into this season. Unfortunately, he had a little injury but he has come out of that nice and sharp so we are looking to see what he can achieve."

Dyche was named manager of the year ahead of Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers and Manchester City’s Premier League winner Manuel Pellegrini.

"It’s very pleasing for myself of course, but also for the players, staff and the town,” said the Burnley boss.

“It is recognised for a feat that was achieved for last season and for the new challenge that is upon us."

Dyche was honoured for steering the Clarets to a second place finish in the Championship, and therefore returning the club to the Premier League, and he is aware that is difficult to measure his achievements against the likes of Rodgers and Pellegrini, who face very different challenges.

“The guidelines are different for those clubs and managers mentioned, and the achievement is different,” Dyche said.

“They have their own challenges, every manager does. If you are Manuel Pellegrini, you have all the riches, you have got all these big players to deal with and you still have got to get the outcome in big games."

Dyche succeeds Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager of the year at the Northwest Football Awards, and admitted that if he achieved half of what his friend had then that would be acceptable.

“Certainly he has been very helpful to me,” Dyche said of his relationship with Sir Alex.

“He is very easy to talk to, he is always there for an opinion and I have found him a real support mechanism.

“I don't call him all the time and he doesn't call me all the time, but I know he is always there if I need to speak to him. He has been very helpful."