Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland has been named the Premier League Participant of the Month for August 2024, with Brighton & Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler scooping the supervisor’s prize.
It was a sensational first month for Haaland, who scored no fewer than seven targets in simply three video games, together with back-to-back hat-tricks towards Ipswich City and West Ham United, to take his tally to 97 targets in simply 102 video games for the membership.
He tops a shortlist which included Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo, Aston Villa’s Amadou Onana, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Brighton’s Danny Welbeck and Arsenal duo David Raya and Bukayo Saka.
“I’m delighted to have gained this award so early within the season and wish to thank everybody who voted for me,” Haaland stated. “I’m additionally very grateful to my teammates, the coaches and employees for serving to to make it occur.
“August was a superb month for the workforce, and I’m proud to have performed an vital half in that. To have scored seven targets final month in three matches is nice, however I’ll proceed to work laborious and enhance my sport.
“We have now given ourselves an excellent basis to construct on now going right into a busy interval with the Champions League and Carabao Cup beginning. I hope I can proceed to assist the workforce get the wins and preserve us pushing in all of the competitions.”
Choosing up his third @EASPORTSFC Participant of the Month award…
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As for the month-to-month supervisor prize, Hurzeler scoops the honour on the first time of asking after a blinding debut month.
An unbeaten begin for the Seagulls has featured victories over Everton and Manchester United, in addition to a hard-fought draw towards title hopefuls Arsenal.
“I believe it is all the time good to win a trophy and it confirms your work,” Hurzeler stated. “It isn’t solely my work although – it is the work from the entire membership, it is the work from my employees members, the work from my gamers.
“In the long run all who’re working within the membership and our togetherness that has gained this trophy. I am actually joyful and now it is about profitable the following trophy.”
Hurzeler beat Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot to the award.
