Premier League has announced the contenders for the best player and manager awards in February

The English Premier League has announced the nominees for the best player and manager awards for the month of February.

For the best player award this past month, the nominees are Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), João Gomes (Wolverhampton), Pascal Gross (Brighton) and Rodgigo Muniz (Fulham).

As for the best manager award in February, the nominees include Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, as well as Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Erik ten Hag (Manchester United).

Arsenal under Arteta won all four matches in the Premier League, doing so with a goal difference of 18:1. Guardiola's Manchester City won four out of five matches, while Ten Hag's United also showed strength, winning four matches, but their performance was marred by a defeat to Fulham in the last game.

After 26 rounds in the Premier League, Liverpool leads with 60 points, followed closely by Manchester City with 59 points, and Arsenal closing the top three with 58 points.