Mikel Arteta has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August 2022.
In August, the North London team’s five league victories were sparked by the Arsenal manager.
He defeated Antonio Conte of Tottenham, Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Marco Silva of Everton, and new Chelsea manager Graham Potter, a former Brighton & Hove Albion manager.
“We won all five of our August fixtures, scoring 13 goals and conceding only four in the process. Our manager, Mikel Arteta led us to victory against Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Bournemouth, Fulham, and Aston Villa, finishing the month top of the table,” the club wrote after the Spaniard scooped the prize.
“Mikel is our second manager to win his opening five games of a Premier League season. Arsene Wenger achieved this record in two successive seasons during our Invincibles era of 2003/04.”
Arteta will be earning the award for the third time after winning on Friday. The former Everton midfielder won the prize twice in the previous campaign, in March 2022 and September 2021.
Even though the Emirates teams fell to Manchester United in their most recent league match, the Gunners lead the standings with 15 points.
After a strong start to life at the Etihad Stadium, Erling Haaland was awarded Player of the Month. August saw the Belgian score nine goals in five games for Guardiola’s team as they started their title defense.
In addition to Haaland, Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle United won Goal of the Month for his late goal against Wolves.
“The Frenchman, who was nominated for the prize along with teammates Kieran Trippier and Fabian Schär, was shortlisted for his stunning volley against Wolves which rescued a point for the Magpies at Molineux,” Newcastle wrote about Saint-Maximin.
“Saint-Maximin’s first-time effort after a clearance dropped fortuitously into his path saw him pick up the first award of the new season, beating off competition from Trippier – for his free kick against Manchester City – and Schär, whose thumping strike in the opening-day win over Nottingham Forest earned him a nomination.”
