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Mourinho named Premier League manager of the month

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho gestures on the touchline
during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City
at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 21, 2020. (Photo by Clive Rose / POOL / AFP)

Portuguese trainer Jose Mourinho has been named Premier League Manager of the Month. This was after he steered North London club, Tottenham Hotspur to three wins and a draw from their four Premier League games in November. It’s the fourth time he has won the individual award – and the first since winning it with Chelsea in 2007.

Tottenham started the month with a 2-1 win at home to Brighton on November 1 before beating West Brom 1-0 at the Hawthorns on November 8, courtesy of a dramatic late winner from captain Harry Kane. Spurs extended their winning run with a 2-0 victory over Manchester City on November 21 before ending the month with a 0-0 draw against Mourinho’s former club Chelsea on November 29.

That run helped Tottenham move to the top of the Premier League, where they have remained ahead of Liverpool on goal difference, after beating Arsenal 2-0 in the north London derby on December 6.
“For me, it is not manager of the month – it is team of the month,” said Mourinho, when presented with the award. “I believe it is about us as a team, it’s about the results that we had in November. It’s not about me.”

Sammy Wejinya