Pep Guardiola Has Incredibly Never Won Premier League Manager of the Month This Season

• Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery is the Premier League Manager of April
• He beat competition from four other managers, including Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola
• The Spanish manager is yet to win the monthly honour this season, despite City being top of the league

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has been announced as the EA Sports Premier League Manager of the Month for April, the first time he has won the award.

He guided Villa to five wins, one draw, and a loss from seven games in a busy month of April for the West Midlands club, moving them into position for European qualification next season.

He beat out competition from Pep Guardiola, Eddie Howe, Roy Hodgson, and Gary O’Neil in a controversial manner, with many fans believing he is third at best in the rank of deserving winners.

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Guardiola guided City to five wins from five, as reported by the Premier League official website. City claimed the top spot from long-term league leaders Arsenal, beating the Gunners 4-1 in a dominant performance at the Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola yet to win monthly award

In shocking news, the former Barcelona boss has yet to pick up the monthly trophy this season, despite City’s impressive run as they chase the treble.

With a month left to go in the season, he must pick up the award to avoid the unwanted record of being the second title-winning manager not to win the prize. This is after Jose Mourinho lost out in the 2014/15 season, despite Chelsea being top of the table from matchdays 1-38.

Should City claim maximum points in their remaining five games, they will be crowned champions for the fifth time under the former Bayern Munich boss.

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According to Football365, Emery is the first manager other than Arteta, Ten Hag, and Howe to win the award, with the Gunners’ boss picking it up four times.

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Sports Brief reported that Manchester City have scored 1,000 goals under Guardiola since he took over the reins at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.

Academy graduate, Phil Foden’s goal against West Ham to make the scoreline 3-0 was the goal that clinched the milestone, a befitting candidate for the honour.