Awards

Barclays June 2020 Manager of the Month shortlist

3 Jul 2020

Bruce, Nuno, Lampard and Solskjaer are in contention for prize after going unbeaten during June and March

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

Steve Bruce, Nuno Espirito Santo, Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are in contention for the prize.

See: Nuno Espirito Santo wins June's Barclays Manager of the Month award

Their teams' results in the first half of March, before the Premier League season was halted, have also been taken into account.

Voting has now closed and the result of the public vote will be combined with those of a panel of football experts to decide the winner.

The winner will be announced later this week.

June's Barclays Manager shortlist

Steve Bruce (NEW)
P3 W2 D1 L0 GF5 GA1 GD+4

Bruce is aiming for his first such award after the Magpies stayed unbeaten, earning a 1-0 win at Southampton and a comprehensive 3-0 home victory over Sheffield United in the process.

Nuno Espirito Santo (WOL)
P5 W4 D1 L0 GF7 GA2 GD+5

The Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach masterminded a thrilling 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur in March before three consecutive victories without conceding a goal in June, putting his side in position for European qualification for a second consecutive season.

Frank Lampard (CHE)
P3 W3 D0 L0 GF8 GA2 GD+6

Chelsea's head coach is in contention for a second Barclays award in his first season of management in the Premier League. Lampard boasted a 100 per cent record during March and June, including a 2-1 win over 2018/19 champions Manchester City.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (MUN)
P5 W3 D2 L0 GF10 GA2 GD+8

The Norwegian boosted Manchester United's hopes of a top-four finish by leading his team to victory in the Manchester derby in March and then to 3-0 wins over both Sheff Utd and Brighton & Hove Albion after the restart.