He scored five goals in six appearances – including three goals in the league in September – to win the award ahead of Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo, Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger, Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, and Watford’s Ismaila Sarr.
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Premier League Player of the Month for September.
The serial balloon d’or winner bagged the award after scoring three Premier League goals in September.
He has claimed the Player of the Month award for the fifth time in his career after making a fine start to his second spell at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo has made an impact since his arrival to Manchester United but drew scrutiny after a walk-off against Everton
He scored five goals in six appearances – including three goals in the league in September – to win the award ahead of Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo, Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger, Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, and Watford’s Ismaila Sarr.
He also scored twice on his debut against Newcastle at Old Trafford and followed that up with a goal during United dramatic win at West Ham.
Reacting to the news, Ronaldo posted on his micro-blog page: “Proud to be elected Player Of The Month among so many great players in the Premier League.
“Thanks to all my team-mates at Man United, couldn’t have done it without them. Let’s keep working hard and the results will come!”
Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s team-mates have spoken of his impact off as well as on the pitch, with Jesse Lingard saying: “He’s been brilliant.
“He’s brought so much to the team. The leadership factor, he wants to win in training, he wants to win in games and he wants to win trophies, which is the main thing. He’s great to be around to watch what he does.
“You can learn so many things from him. He’s one of the best players in the world. To have him back home is perfect for us at the moment.
“He’s really humble. He’s a positive person. To be learning different things off the field as well as on it has been really good. I think he can really help out the team this season,” he added.
