Sports Lampard & Solskjaer nominated as PL Manager of the Month for June & 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.

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

Voting closes at 18:00 BST on Monday 6 July, and the public vote will be combined with those of a panel of football experts to decide the winner.

Steve Bruce (Newcastle)
2 wins 1 draw and 0 lose

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 (Wolves)
4 wins 1 draw and 0 lose

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.

Lampard (Chelsea)
3 wins 0 draw and 0 lose

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.

Solskjaer (Man Utd)
3 wins 2 draws and 0 lose

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.

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