adminLONDON. — Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has won the manager of the month award for October after leading the Gunners to four straight wins last month.
The Frenchman’s side sit joint top of the English Premier League after seeing off Manchester United , Watford, Everton and Swansea in October as Wenger picked up his second manager of the month award in 2015 and 15th during his career.
The Gunners scored 11 goals in these four wins and conceded only once and pipped Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri and Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini to the award.
Only Sir Alex Ferguson can boast of having more manager of the month awards than Wenger, with the former Manchester United boss claiming the prize 27 times.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy picked up the player of the month award after he scored five goals in four games for the Foxes as he helped his side claim three wins in October.
The former Halifax Town frontman has since made it nine English Premier League games in a row with a goal, one short of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of netting in 10 straight games, which he will look to match against Newcastle after the international break.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are confident three of their injured stars will be available after the international break. Wenger’s side are in the midst of injury crisis with 10 senior players unavailable for Sunday’s draw against Tottenham.
But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hector Bellerin and Aaron Ramsey are set to return to the fold for the visit to West Brom on November 21. — AFP.
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