Swansea’s Paul Clement Named Premier League Manager Of The Month

Swansea City manager, Paul Clement, has been named the Barclays Premier League manager of the month for January.

The 44-year-old Englishman who replaced Bob Bradley in January won the award after winning three of his five games in charge last month.

Despite Swansea being at the bottom of the table when he was appointed on Janaury3, Clement saw his side beat Liverpool at Anfield in addition to victories against Crystal Palace and Southampton to move out of the relegation zone.

Congrats to @SwansOfficial‘s @PaulClement1972 on winning the January Barclays Manager of the Month Award in his first month in charge! ?⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Og5wC1z0WZ

— Barclays Football (@BarclaysFooty) February 10, 2017

“It is a real honour to receive the manager of the month award, because there are a lot of very good managers and very good teams in this league,” Clement told Swansea’s official website.

“I would like to accept the award on behalf of the club — the staff and the players who have done a really good job since I have been here. We have picked up some good results and there’s a real positivity around the group.

“That’s come from the work we have done on the training pitch, plus what goes on in the gym and in the video room. We are moving in the right direction, but the big thing now is that we have to keep things going.”

The Manager of the Month award is voted primarily by a panel of football experts, although a public vote counts for 10 percent.

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli won the Premier League Player of the Month award.

The 21-year-old scored five league goals to guide Spurs to an unbeaten run in January, netting a brace against league leaders Chelsea

“It’s a real honour,” Alli told Spurs Player. “I think the whole team played brilliantly this month. We really played well as a team and we’ve clicked really well so it’s an honour to win this.”

Congratulations, @Dele_Alli! @premierleague Player of the Month for January. ? #COYS pic.twitter.com/Uw00FuJclm

—Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 10, 2017

Meanwhile, West Ham striker Andy Carroll won the goal of the month for his bicycle kick against against Crystal Palace, beating Arsenal ace Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick to the prize.