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| James Verdy and Arsene wenger won player and coach of the month |
Vardy's five goals in four games
won him the Premier League's
player of the month award for
the first time in October, while
Arsene Wenger bagged the
managerial award after his
Arsenal team won all four of their
games.
Vardy's first win of the monthly
award caps a remarkable rise for a player who
just three seasons ago was plying his trade with
non-league side Halifax Town.
The hardworking striker, currently away on
international duty with England, is the league's
top scorer on 12 goals and his rich vein of form
has been instrumental in Leicester's rise to third
in the table after 12 games.
He can match Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of
scoring in 10 consecutive league games if he finds
the back of the net against Newcastle United on
November 21 when the Premier League resumes
after the international break.
Wenger won the managerial award for the 15th
time and trails only former Manchester United
manager Alex Ferguson, who has 27 wins to his
name.
Arsenal, second in the table behind leaders
Manchester City on goal difference, chalked up a
trio of 3-0 wins against Manchester United,
Watford and Swansea City, and conceded just
once, in their 2-1 win over Everton at the Emirates
on October 24.
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