Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard Wins Premier League Manager And Player Of The Month
Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard have been awarded the Premier League Manager and Player of the for November and December 2022.
“Arteta led Arsenal to four victories from four Premier League matches, winning away against Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as beating West Ham United at home,” the Premier League made this known in a Friday statement.
“The victories meant the league leaders held a seven-point lead at the top of the table going into 2023.”
The Spaniard won the prize in August 2022 with the most recent win being his fourth since becoming Arsenal’s manager.
On his part, Odegaard bagged three goals and produced three assists in November and December to beat Norwegian compatriot Erling Haaland to the prize.
“Odegaard, 24, is the first Arsenal player to win the award since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in September 2019,” an EPL statement added.
Apart from Haaland, he saw off competition from the Manchester United duo of Marcus Rashford and Casemiro, Ben Mee of Brentford, Newcastle United’s Kieran Tripper, and Fulham’s Joao Palhinha.
“It feels great. I’ve said a lot of times this team has a lot of young, hungry players and we play so well with each other, so it’s just a pleasure to be here and to be part of what we’re doing now,” the midfielder disclosed this in an interview.
