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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is up against Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Aston Villa’s Steven Gerrard for the manager of the month award for November, while defender Joao Cancelo and midfielder Bernardo Silva are both in contention for the player of the month award.
However, Guardiola has dismissed the importance of such prizes.
“Individual awards, these awards must be won for the teams that aren’t winning,” said Guardiola.
“Winning means for many reasons. If I win manager of the month it’s because the players ran and they won.
“If Bernardo Silva or Joao Cancelo wins player of the month it is because nine or 10 players alongside them helped them play better and win.
“We don’t pay attention to this award. It’s nice for the media, for Instagram but it is not important. Important is to have success for our fans.”
