Liverpool forward Mo Salah has been named the Premier League player of the month of October and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel also named the manager of the month.
Mohamed Salah was instrumental to Liverpool good run in the month of October where he scored five goals and assisted four taking his goal contribution tally to nine.
His five goals came from an expected goals value of just 2.7, highlighting just how deadly Salah was over the period in question.
No one else scored or assisted more than three goals in October, while Salah’s total of nine involvements was more than double his nearest challengers Mason Mount, Phil Foden and Roberto Firmino on four each.
Salah’s first goal of October was a wonderful solo effort in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City which earned him the goal of the month of October, and he then went on to score a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 humiliation of Manchester United.
That was the first treble scored by a visiting player at Old Trafford since Ronaldo for Real Madrid back in April 2003.
Scoring against United also ensured Salah became only the fourth player for a club within the big five European leagues to score in 10 straight appearances in all competitions since 2017-18, while his exploits at Old Trafford ensured he usurped Didier Drogba as the Premier League’s top-scoring African player as well.
Ben Chilwell, Maxwel Cornet, Foden, Tino Livramento, Aaron Ramsdale, Declan Rice and Youri Tielemans were also nominated, though there was only ever likely to be one winner this time.
Salah is the third Player of the Month this season, following on from Michail Antonio and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The German tactician guided Chelsea to four straight wins last month, including a 7-0 thrashing of Norwich at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues conceded just one Premier League goal in October and scored 14 as they bounced back in style from their first top-flight defeat of the season – a 1-0 loss to Manchester City on September 25.
Chelsea beat Southampton 3-1 at home at the start of the month, before keeping three consecutive clean sheets with 1-0 and 3-0 victories away to Brentford and Newcastle United either side of crushing the Canaries.
No side in the division conceded fewer goals (one) or kept more clean sheets (three) in October than Chelsea, while only Liverpool scored as many goals (14). The Blues also averaged the most possession of any team in the league, with 64.7 per cent.
Tuchel fought off competition from Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, West Ham’s David Moyes and Crystal Palace’s Patrick Vieira to become the third manager to win the award this season.
He continues a trend of managers from London clubs claiming the prize, with Nuno Espirito Santo – recently sacked by Tottenham – winning in August before Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta picked up the gong in September.
