Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola was neglected for the August Premier League Supervisor of the Month award.
Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler was handed the accolade after the Seagulls’ unbeaten begin to the season.
Guardiola has not received the Supervisor of the Month since December 2021; a unprecedented drought for somebody who has received the Premier League title in every of the final 4 campaigns. Unsurprisingly, followers on X will not be impressed:
What!!?
— Damian Cummings (@DamianCummings) September 13, 2024
Farcical they discover any motive to not give him
— Marci (@Bettyswinners) September 13, 2024
Theft proper there
The very best supervisor in PL and nonetheless ain’t given it
— Eternal10 (@FutureChamp1005) September 13, 2024
There’s a very huge bias in opposition to Pep
— KING IN THE NORTH👑 (@franknesh20) September 13, 2024
What extra does Pep Guardiola must do to get this award?
— AvFC¹⁷ 🏴☠️ (@TheBruyneEra) September 13, 2024
Pep can’t win it. He might win 5-0 away at anfield, 7-0 on the emirates, 4-0 at st james park, and nonetheless lose out to the ipswich supervisor for beating brentford 1-0 at dwelling.
— Max (@maaxifn) September 13, 2024
Who else was nominated for the Supervisor of the Month?
Along with Hurzeler, Liverpool boss Arne Slot and Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta had been the opposite nominees.
With the Gunners and Brighton having dropped factors in opposition to one another of their final fixture, you could possibly arguably say that the award ought to have come all the way down to both Guardiola or Slot, if the vote was purely all the way down to outcomes
Metropolis have began the marketing campaign in spectacular kind
It’s been a wonderful begin for the reigning champions, beating Chelsea 2-0 on the opening day of the season earlier than beating Ipswich (4-1) and West Ham (3-1) of their two subsequent league fixtures.
Guardiola’s facet have racked up 9 targets and conceded simply twice in 3 video games even if 2 of these matches had been away from dwelling at tough grounds.
If you take these components into consideration, you may see why Metropolis followers are disenchanted that Guardiola missed out.
Discover out who’s in Manchester Metropolis’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season right here