Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard has been named the Premier League Participant of the Month throughout November and December.
There have been 4 rounds of fixtures throughout the 2 months, with the World Cup break splitting them up, so the choice was made to mix the month-to-month prize this time round.
On an eight-player shortlist that additionally featured Casemiro, Erling Haaland, Ben Mee, Joao Palhinha, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Kieran Trippier, Odegaard got here out on prime after the outcomes of a fan vote had been mixed with the choice from a panel.
November and December noticed Odegaard produce maybe his greatest type within the Premier League as he produced three targets and three assists – extra objective involvements that another participant throughout the identical interval.
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He netted twice towards Wolves in a 2-0 win earlier than the World Cup earlier than two assists towards West Ham upon the return of the Premier League, and Odegaard rounded out 2022 with considered one of every in a dramatic 4-2 victory over Brighton on New Yr’s Eve.
Odegaard turns into the primary Arsenal participant to win the award since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in September 2019.
There have now been 4 completely different winners throughout every month of the 2022/23 Premier League, with fellow Norwegian Haaland kicking issues off again in August.
Manchester United’s Rashford picked up the prize in September, earlier than Miguel Almiron of Newcastle took it residence in October.