Pep Guardiola, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis up for manager of the month award
Friday 3 March 2017 13:10, UK
Pep Guardiola, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis are the nominees for the Premier League manager of the month for February.
Manchester City duo David Silva and Gabriel Jesus, Everton forward Romelu Lukaku, West Brom defender Gareth McAuley, Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic and Tottenham striker Harry Kane are up for February's player award.
Conte, who has won the award in October, November and December, led Chelsea through February undefeated, starting the month with a crucial 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues then earned a 1-1 draw at Burnley, before concluding the month with a 3-1 home victory against Swansea to move ten points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Guardiola guided Manchester City to a 100 per cent record in February, with a convincing 4-0 victory at West Ham setting the tone for the month.
City then earned maximum points against Swansea at the Etihad Stadium and away to Bournemouth, ending February in third position with a game in hand over Chelsea and second-placed Tottenham.
Mourinho has also been nominated after another unbeaten month at Manchester United.
A disappointing 0-0 draw with Hull at Old Trafford was followed by victories at Leicester and at home to Watford as United stretched their unbeaten league run to 16 games.
Mourinho also steered United to EFL Cup glory following a 3-2 victory over Southampton at Wembley on Sunday.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis is the final nomination, with the Baggies enjoying an unbeaten month, consolidating their position in the top eight.
A tight 1-0 victory over Stoke at The Hawthorns was followed by a 2-2 draw against West Ham at the London Stadium as 37-year-old Gareth McAuley, a man Pulis confirmed is in line for a new contract, scored four minutes into stoppage time to secure a point.
The Baggies finished the month with a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth at home, to put themselves seven points clear of ninth-placed West Ham.
Meanwhile, Lukaku scored five goals from four games for Everton in February with Kane grabbing four goals and one assist in four games for Tottenham.
City star Gabriel Jesus registered three goals and an assist in the month, with team-mate Silva creating an assist.
West Brom centre-back McAuley scored twice and assisted once as West Brom, while Hull Jakupovic made 16 saves and kept two clean sheets, against Manchester United at Old Trafford and Liverpool at the KCOM.
Voting for the awards will close at midnight on the 6 March.
