BREAKING NEWS: Bukayo Saka picks up first Premier League Player of the Month award after scoring or assisting five goals to help Arsenal maintain their title bid in March… while Mikel Arteta wins manager’s award for FOURTH time this season
- Saka scored three and made two more to help Arsenal battle for glory in March
- The 21-year-old has been one of the standout players in the Premier League this term.
- Arteta was also named Manager of the Month after overseeing four wins.
Bukayo Saka has been named Premier League Player of the Month after helping Arsenal maintain their lead at the top of the table in March.
The Gunners tweeted congratulations to Saka, who is playing a key role in their quest for Premier League glory this season.
They won all four of their league games in March, with the in-form 21-year-old scoring three goals and providing two assists for Mikel Arteta’s side.
It is the first time Saka has won the award, while he is the second Arsenal player to do so this season, after Martin Odegaard was awarded the joint November/December award.
Arteta has also been named Manager of the Month for the fourth time in 2022-23, having also claimed the gong in August, November/December and January.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has been named Premier League Player of the Month for March
The 21-year-old scored three goals and made two for Gunners teammate Gabriel Martinelli
The Spaniard is only the third manager in history to win the award four times in a single season, following in the footsteps of longtime mentor Pep Guardiola (four times in 2017-18) and Jurgen Klopp (five times in 2019-20).
Saka is the 22nd Arsenal player to be crowned Premier League Player of the Month, the most by any club in the history of the English top flight. as reported by the Gunners website.
The 21-year-old scored the first goal in their 4-0 win over Everton in early March, as well as setting up Gabriel Martinelli for the second.
A brace in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace at the Emirates, along with another Martinelli tune-up, saw Saka double his top-flight goal and assist figures this season.
His Arsenal teammate Leandro Trossard was also nominated for the award, after providing five assists during the month of March.
Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings, Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Newcastle’s Alexander Isak were also on the shortlist.
Arsenal kicks off April with a home game against Leeds United on Saturday.