Premier League Manager Of The Month: Manchester City Boss Guardiola wins award for April
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| Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola (middle) and his backroom staff - Twitter/PremierLeague |
Pep Guardiola has been named Premier League manager of the month for April as his Manchester City side hone in on back-to-back Premier League titles.
The Spaniard guided his side to victory in all five of their fixtures during the month, including vital victories over Tottenham and local rivals Manchester United.
It is the second time he has been awarded the accolade this season, and his seventh since taking the reigns at Manchester City in 2016.
Posing with the award on Tuesday morning, Guardiola chose to accept his award with all his backroom staff present.
On his official Twitter page, Guardiola tweeted: 'An all-inclusive award for the staff. Thank you!'
As Manager...two 'wow' teams are Barca and Liverpool - As posted... 👇👇
Pep “In my career as a manager I’ve played against incredible teams, but there are especially two teams that were ‘wow’, one is the Barça of Luis Enrique with Neymar-Suarez-Messi, and the current Liverpool side” pic.twitter.com/uk4DiCtdqP— The Pep (@GuardiolaTweets) May 6, 2019
City need just one more win to lift the Premier League title after squeezing past Leicester City on Monday night.
MANCHESTER CITY RESULTS IN APRIL
April 3: Cardiff City (H) - W 2-0
April 14: Crystal Palace (A) - W 3-1
April 20: Tottenham (H) - W 1-0
April 24: Manchester United (A) - W 2-0
April 28: Burnley (H) - W 1-0
People in the media desire Liverpool to win the title. So I am sorry for the people that it's in our hands,' Guardiola told talkSPORT.
'Liverpool are playing without pressure because it's not in their hands,' Guardiola added. 'We have the pressure because it's in our hands.'
Guardiola: PL Manager Of The Month of April - As posted... 👇👇
Pep Guardiola named Barclays Manager of the Month for the 7th time— Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2019
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