Saturday 4 April 2015 14:19, UK
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been nominated for the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Month award for March.
During the month, United collected a maximum nine points from three games which featured back-to-back victories over two of their closest rivals – Tottenham at Old Trafford and Liverpool at Anfield.
The Reds are currently fourth in the table, five and six points clear of Liverpool and Spurs respectively.
Also nominated are Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger, Tim Sherwood of Aston Villa and Southampton’s Ronald Koeman.
The Gunners won all four of their Premier League games during the month, including two London derbies, and are now just one point behind second-placed Manchester City.
Sherwood, who took over at Villa Park following the sacking of Paul Lambert in February, saw his team collect six points from three matches to move out of the relegation zone.
And the list is completed by Koeman, who steered Southampton to seven points from their three games, which included a 1-1 draw against league leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The winner will be announced on Good Friday morning at 6am.
