Antoine Semenyo and Pep Guardiola were named February\u2019s individual Premier League award winners, a small reprieve after City\u2019s midweek defeat to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
Just three days after signing off for Bournemouth with a stoppage-time winner against Tottenham Hotspur, Semenyo continued his momentum at Manchester City. The Ghana international scored on his first Premier League appearance at the Etihad as a Sky Blue against Wolverhampton Wanderers and netted three times across five top-flight fixtures in February. \u201cThis is a brilliant moment for me,\u201d the versatile winger beamed via club channels following his first-ever triumph in this particular individual award. \u201cTo win the Premier League Player of the Month award so soon after joining City is something I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy focus now is on continuing to improve and helping City to achieve the best possible results. We have so much to play for and I am really excited about this final period of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bruno Fernandes\u2019s assimilation on the other side of Manchester was noted for its speed. The former Sporting CP captain only signed for United at the end of January 2020 but made enough of an impact across his first three Premier League appearances to be voted player of the month. \u201cI have been here for two days and I already have a song!\u201d he smiled at the time.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola completed a city double by taking the manager award, ensuring a clean sweep of the individual prizes for Manchester City in February. Arsenal\u2019s closest title challengers were the only side to boast four wins last month, collecting five more points than the division\u2019s current leaders. The disappointing 2\u20132 draw with Nottingham Forest at the start of March fell outside the consideration period.<\/p>\n
City\u2019s 3\u20130 defeat to Real Madrid was also not part of the voting process. Bernardo Silva described the scene in City\u2019s dressing room as \u201creally bad, really dark\u201d after the Bernab\u00e9u reverse. The Daily Mail report that the beaten players were \u201cdisconsolate\u201d and \u201ccouldn\u2019t even bring themselves to shower.\u201d Despite skipping a scrub, they still conspired to board the team coach back to the hotel \u201cfar later than normal.\u201d It is thought to have been a silent ride. \u201cIn these weeks we\u2019re not going to win a lot but we can lose a lot,\u201d Bernardo warned. Two of his City colleagues have walked away with a pair of individual triumphs this month but they will naturally have loftier collective ambitions for the season\u2019s conclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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