Pep Guardiola takes top honours at LMA Awards
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been named the League Managers Association’s manager of the year.
Guardiola, who has guided City to a third straight Premier League title and is hunting a domestic treble, has won the Sir Alex Ferguson trophy for a third time and was also named Premier League manager of the year.
City face Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Saturday and Inter Milan in the Champions League final.
Congratulations to @ManCity Manager Pep Guardiola for winning the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Year Award #LMAAnnualAwards @barclaysfootball @Premierleague pic.twitter.com/iIu9RK0SvM
— LMA (@LMA_Managers) May 30, 2023
Guardiola, who has previously won the award in 2017-18 and 2020-21, said: “I’m delighted to receive the Premier League Manager of the Year. It’s an incredible honour to get his trophy.
“We are in the best league in the world and I promise you we will be there next season.”
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta, Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi, Newcastle’s Eddie Howe, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery and Fulham’s Marco Silva had all been nominated.
Vincent Kompany, who guided Burnley straight back to promotion to the top flight, won the Championship award, beating fellow nominees Michael Carrick (Middlesbrough), Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield United), Rob Edwards (Luton) and Mark Robins (Coventry).
Congratulations to @BurnleyOfficial Manager Vincent Kompany for winning the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Year Award #LMAAnnualAwards @efl @skybet pic.twitter.com/xRyl0hI9aK
— LMA (@LMA_Managers) May 30, 2023
Kompany said: “The players have done it and the staff have been relentless.
“I can still relate to the players, I feel connected to what they are going through. I make mistakes and don’t