Premier League: Aguero, Klopp break records with awards for January
Jurgen Klopp and Sergio Aguero have won the Premier League’s monthly awards for January, setting new records in the process.
Six goals ✅
Two record-breaking landmarks ✅🔵 @aguerosergiokun is the @EASPORTSFIFA Player of the Month for January 🎉#PLAwards pic.twitter.com/Wjtw2WMHhA
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 7, 2020
Sergio Aguero has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for a record seventh time, while Jurgen Klopp takes home the managers’ gong for on an unprecedented fifth occasion in a single season.
Manchester City striker Aguero was in lethal form throughout January, scoring six times and registering an assist from just three matches.
SEVEN SERGIO! @aguerosergiokun has won a record seven @premierleague Player of the Month awards!
🏆 October 2013
🏆 November 2014
🏆 January 2016
🏆 April 2016
🏆 January 2018
🏆 February 2019
🏆 January 2020The King!
🔵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/4e0fLUqsc2
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 7, 2020
In doing so, Aguero became the Premier League’s highest-scoring foreign player, with his hat-trick in the 6-1 hammering of Aston Villa taking him beyond Thierry Henry’s record of 175.
That treble also propelled him above Alan Shearer’s haul of 11 hat-tricks, as Aguero set a new record.
Aguero also scored a brace in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace and got the only goal of the game as City beat Sheffield United 1-0.
Having previously been tied with Steven Gerrard and Harry Kane on six Player of the Month awards, Aguero is now out in front on his own – the 31-year-old beating out competition from Alisson, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jack Grealish, Jordan Henderson, Ayoze Perez and Jack Stephens.
😍 BOSS 😍
Jürgen Klopp has been named as the @premierleague's Manager of the Month for January – setting a new record for most wins (5) in a single season! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/orzj152nMo
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 7, 2020
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Klopp oversaw five successive wins in January to continue Liverpool’s ominous march towards a first top-flight crown in 30 years.
It is the fifth time this term he has won the award, setting a new record for wins in a single season, taking that honour from Pep Guardiola.
Klopp has now won the award eight times, a haul beaten by only Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and David Moyes.