Erik ten Hag has received his first ‘prize’ as manager of Manchester United. The coach has been voted Manager of the Month by the Premier League. Ten Hag stayed ahead of his competitors Antonio Conte from Tottenham Hotspur and Gary O’Neill from Bournemouth. Ten Hag is the third Dutchman to receive the prize. Martin Jol and Ronald Koeman preceded him.
In August, Ten Hag lost two more matches with his United in the Premier League, but from September everything went crescendo for the trainer and his team. Mancunians. On September 1, Leicester City won 1-0, followed by victories in the top match against Arsenal (3-1) and in the Europa League visiting Sheriff Tiraspol: 0-2. In a European context, Real Sociedad lost 0-1 at home, but that does not affect the nominations for the Manager of the Month award in the Premier League.
The nominations were already announced last week, because competition football came to an early end in September due to international obligations. With the honorary title, Ten Hag is the third Dutchman to be named Manager of the Month in England. Jol previously won that prize once as a trainer of Tottenham Hotspur (between 2004 and 2007) and Koeman (between 2014 and 2016) was elected no less than three times during his time at Southampton.
United’s advance has resulted in fifth place in the Premier League for the time being. The last time Ten Hag’s team came into action was on September 15 against Sheriff. The next showdown is scheduled for Sunday. Then the city derby against Manchester City will be played at the Etihad Stadium. The fellow townsman has five points more and occupies second place. Traveling a few days later the Red Devils off to Cyprus to meet Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.
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