by stevefromdonny » Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:11 pm
the German midfielder, 30, has been named the Player of the Month for January after his five goals in six league games helped Pep Guardiola's side to charge to the top of the Premier League table with a 100 per cent record. Gundogan scored the opener at Stamford Bridge at the beginning of the month for a depleted squad, while his two goals at West Bromwich Albion in a 5-0 win were outstanding.
Gundogan beat off competition from players including John Stones, Jack Grealish and James Maddison, and becomes the fourth City player under Guardiola to win the Player of the Month award, after Sergio Aguero (three times), Raheem Sterling (twice) and Ilkay Gundogan.
With nine wins in all competitions for the month - itself a record in English football - City are comfortably the form team in the country and have built up an aura of supremacy while their rivals have struggled for consistency. Having been at the heart of their excellent run, Gundogan sees similarities to their title-winning teams as well as part of his time at former club Dortmund.