Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been crowned Premier League manager of the month for January, becoming the first person to win the award at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been crowned Premier League manager of the month for January, becoming the first person to win the award at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson. Solskjaer has won nine of his first 10 matches in charge in all competitions, with United securing 10 of the 12 Premier League points available last month. It is the first time that a United manager has won the award since Ferguson in October 2012 – his final season and one that ended with the Premier League crown. The last person to win the Premier League manager of the month award but not be in charge at the start of the next season was right-hand man Mike Phelan.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2019 13:41 UTC