Sergio Aguero named January Player of The Month

Sergio Aguero has been named Premier League Player of
the Month for January.

The Manchester City striker scored five goals in four games
to scoop the award for the first time this season.

Manuel Pellegrini's side were undefeated last month, with
Aguero's brace against West Ham United earning a 2-2 draw
and another double against Crystal Palace helping City to a
4-0 victory.

The Argentina international also found the back of the net in
the come-from-behind 2-1 win at Watford, and recorded an
assist in the aforementioned clash with Palace at the Etihad
Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli, Southampton's Virgin van
Dijk, Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, Sunderland's Jermain
Defoe and Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel were all in the
running, but Aguero's contributions to City's title bid saw
him win the prize.

The 27-year-old will now have his eye on boosting his goal
tally further when Manchester City take on Leicester City in
a top-of-the-table encounter on Saturday.

Southampton's Ronald Koeman, meanwhile, landed the
manager of the month award after his side won three of
their four games in January, including their second
successive win at Old Trafford after Charlie Austin marked
his debut with the winning goal.