Mikel Arteta and Erling Haaland have been announced as the coach and player of English Premier League for August 2022.
The duo from Arsenal FC and Manchester City clinched the prizes respectively after a wonderful outing in the month under review.
While Arteta led his North London side to a five-match winning start in the league, Haaland scored nine times in five games as Guardiola’s men began their title defence.
Arteta saw off competition from Tottenham’s Antonio Conte; Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Everton’s Marco Silva, and new Chelsea boss Graham Potter who was formerly of Brighton and Hove Albion.
Meanwhile, Haaland, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund, beat competition from Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard as well as Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic among others to win the award.
According to Opta, only former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has scored more goals in a single month in the Premier League, with 10 goals in Dec. 2013.
City are second in the league standings after six games with 14 points, one behind leaders Arsenal. They will travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
