Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini have won the Barclays monthly awards for December.
Suarez wins the Barclays Player of the Month accolade after becoming the first player in the history of the Barclays Premier League to reach double figures in a calendar month with 10 goals for the Merseysiders in December.
The Uruguay forward got off to a flying start to the month with four of Liverpool’s goals in their 5-1 victory over Norwich City on 4 December and he scored two goals in each of his subsequent three Barclays Premier League appearances for the Reds, helping them record wins over West Ham United (4-1), Tottenham Hotspur (5-0) and Cardiff City (3-1).
Pellegrini claims the manager’s award after masterminding six Barclays Premier League victories from seven unbeaten matches over the course of a congested fixture schedule.
It is the first time Pellegrini, who joined the club in the summer, has won the award, and the 60-year-old Chilean will be hoping to celebrate by taking his side to the top of the League table on Sunday, which they will achieve with an away victory at Newcastle United.
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