Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi and Aston Villa forward Nicolas Jackson have won the Premier League Manager and Player of the Month awards for October respectively.

The Premier League announced the winners earlier today, November 13, with De Zerbi receiving the managerial honour for the first time since taking charge of Tottenham.

The Italian guided Spurs to an unbeaten month, recording three wins and a draw to earn 10 points from a possible 12. The results marked a significant improvement for Tottenham, who had failed to win any of their opening five league matches.

Tottenham started October with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford despite playing with 10 men. They followed it with a 3-1 win over Coventry City and a 2-0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The win was only Tottenham’s second Premier League away victory against Chelsea in 36 years. De Zerbi’s men completed the month with another 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.

He became the first Tottenham manager to win the award since Ange Postecoglou, who claimed it three consecutive times between August and October 2023.

Meanwhile, Jackson claimed the Player of the Month award after scoring four goals in four Premier League appearances for Aston Villa.

The Senegal international became the first Villa player to win the award since Christian Benteke in April 2015. He is also the fourth Senegalese player to receive the honour, following Sadio Mane’s success in November 2019.

Jackson scored Villa’s equaliser in their 2-2 draw against Brentford before helping them secure a 1-0 away win over Newcastle United.

The 25-year-old then netted twice in a memorable 2-1 win over Manchester City before opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw against Fulham.

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