Sir Alex Ferguson has won the Manager of the
Month award for April, while Arsenal playmaker Andrey Arshavin has
picked up the Player of the Month prize.
Manchester United boss Ferguson has been awarded the April
accolade after guiding the Premier League leaders to four wins out
of four during the month.
The reigning champions started the month with a dramatic 3-2
home win over Aston Villa, with teenage match-winner Federico
Macheda repeating the trick in the following game against
Sunderland.
United then beat Portsmouth 2-0 in a rearranged fixture before
coming back from two goals down to thump Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 at
Old Trafford at the end of the month.
Ferguson's men have started May with a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough
before securing a spot in a second successive UEFA Champions League
final after a 4-1 aggregate win over domestic rivals Arsenal.
It is the 23rd time that Ferguson has been named Manager of the
Month and the second occasion this season after he picked up the
honour in January.
Meanwhile, Russian schemer Arshavin has won the
Player of the Month prize after scoring five goals in four Premier
League appearances in April.
Arshavin is quickly demonstrating he can be a success in English
football following his transfer window move from Zenit St
Petersburg and has sparkled in recent weeks.
He capped an influential display with a goal in the 4-1 win at
Wigan before a stunning individual performance in the 4-4 draw at
Liverpool.
The 27-year-old scored all four of the Gunners' goals and his
absence from the club's Champions League plans was sorely felt.
