Awards

Nominees for February 2020 Barclays Manager of the Month

7 Mar 2020

Arteta, Dyche, Solskjaer and Wilder were unbeaten during the month and in contention for the award

Dyche wins February 2020 Barclays Manager of the Month award

February 2020 EA SPORTS Player of the Month shortlist

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Four men who kept their teams unbeaten in February have been nominated for the Barclays Manager of the Month award.

Mikel Arteta, Sean Dyche, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Chris Wilder are in contention, with the vote closing at 18:00 GMT on Monday 9 March.

The public vote will then be combined with those of a panel of football experts to decide the winner.

February Barclays Manager shortlist

Mikel Arteta (ARS)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GF7 GA2

The Spaniard seeks his first Barclays award in only his second full month of management. He extended his side's unbeaten start to 2020 with a draw at Burnley and back-to-back home wins over Newcastle United and Everton.

Sean Dyche (BUR)
P4 W2 D2 L0 GF5 GA1

Dyche guided Burnley into the top half with an undefeated February. In between draws against Arsenal and Newcastle his team beat a resurgent Southampton side and AFC Bournemouth, putting him in the frame for a first manager award since March 2018.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (MUN)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GF5 GA0

The Norwegian seeks a second Barclays award of his managerial career after boosting Manchester United's top-four hopes with a draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers and wins over Chelsea and Watford without conceding.

Chris Wilder (SHU)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GF4 GA2

Sheffield United's Wilder kept his surprise top-six hopefuls unbeaten in February with hard-fought triumphs over Crystal Palace and AFC Bournemouth, as well as a draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.