Marcus Rashford and Erik ten Hag have been nominated for the Premier League’s Player and Manager of the Month awards respectively for September.
Manchester United’s upturn in form continued thanks to two wins from two this month ahead of the international break.
Rashford was directly involved in a league-high four goals in September, assisting Jadon Sancho in the 1-0 win over Leicester City before scoring twice and setting up another in the 3-1 win over Arsenal.
The 24-year-old faces competition from Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, who assisted three goals and created 10 chances – both league-high tallies – in his side’s two fixtures.
Belgium international De Bruyne has now been involved in 150 goals across 217 Premier League appearances, scoring 58 and assisting 92.
Phillip Billing, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Jacob Ramsey, of Bournemouth, Tottenham and Aston Villa respectively, are also in the running for the award, as is Alex Iwobi after impressing in a deeper central-midfield role for Everton.
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In the Manager of the Month category, Ten Hag is up against Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte and Bournemouth interim manager Gary O’Neil.
O’Neill steadied the ship by helping Bournemouth go unbeaten in their three games this month, collecting five points in the process on the back of last month’s 9-0 loss to Liverpool that led to the departure of Scott Parker.
Like Ten Hag’s United, Tottenham took a maximum six points in September to match their best ever start to a Premier League season.
The winners of the awards will be announced next week.
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