Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White has been named Premier League Player of the Month for April, his first time winning the award after a productive run of results.<\/p>\n
The recognition reflects Gibbs-White\u2019s role in helping Forest pull clear of the relegation zone and extend their top-flight stay into a fourth season. Forest collected seven points from a possible nine following a draw with Aston Villa and wins over Burnley and Sunderland. Gibbs-White scored a hat-trick against Burnley, before also scoring and assisting against the latter.<\/p>\n
The England international was presented his trophy in front of proud teammates on Friday morning. He is only the second Forest player to receive the accolade, after Chris Wood in Oct. 2024. The award offers some consolation after Forest fell at the penultimate hurdle in the Europa League this week.<\/p>\n
On the managerial side, Pep Guardiola became the first manager this season to win two monthly awards, having previously scooped the February prize. During April, his Manchester City team won three out of three in the Premier League, including a significant victory over title rivals Arsenal and a demolition of Chelsea.<\/p>\n
For the Spaniard, this marks a 13th Manager of the Month prize since he set foot in England 10 years ago. He was already third on the all-time list behind Sir Alex Ferguson and the aforementioned Wenger, but now only two more will see him equal the Frenchman\u2019s 15. Ferguson remains way out in front on 27 monthly awards, a record that will never likely be matched.<\/p>\n
City briefly moved top of the Premier League in late April, having reeled Arsenal in. But dropped points since the start of May have handed the Gunners a fresh cushion in the title race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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