Brighton’s head coach, Fabian Hurzeler, has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month for August following the Seagulles unbeaten start into the 2024/25 season.
Brighton recorded two wins and a draw from their opening three match, having won 3-0 at Everton, beat Manchester United 2-1, and drew 1-1 at Arsenal.
Fabian Hurzeler is the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history and is also the youngest to win a Manager of the Month award. He is also the first manager to win a manager of the month award in his first month in the Premier League since Ange Postecoglou achieved the feat with Tottenham Hotspur in August 2023.
What did Fabian Hurzeler say about the winning the manager of the month award?
“It is always a nice trophy [to win] as it confirms your work. Not only my work but the work from the whole club, my staff members, the players. It is togetherness to win this trophy. Now it’s about winning the next one”
The German is also the first Brighton head coach to claim the honour since Chris Hughton won February 2018’s award. He beat fellow nominees Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, and Arne Slot after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
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