Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea are among the nominees for the Premier League's Player of the Month award for January.
De Bruyne scored the decisive goal to help the Citizens beat title rivals Chelsea, before the Belgian provided the assist for Aymeric Laporte's equaliser away at Southampton.
Meanwhile, De Gea made a total of 22 saves for the Red Devils in January, five more than any other goalkeeper in the division – including eight stops to help Ralf Rangnick's side win 3-1 at Brentford and seven against Wolverhampton Wanderers, while the Spaniard also kept a clean sheet in last weekend's victory against West Ham United.
West Ham's Jarrod Bowen, Leeds United's Jack Harrison, Wolves' Joao Moutinho and Southampton's James Ward-Prowse have also been nominated for the monthly accolade.
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Bowen scored three goals in January, including a brace in the 2-0 win at home against Norwich City, while Harrison netted his first professional hat-trick when Leeds won 3-2 away at the Hammers, before the Englishman scored his fourth of the month in the 3-1 win against Burnley.
Midfield veteran Moutinho helped Wolves win all three league matches in January, netting the only goal in their slender triumph at Old Trafford, before scoring and registering an assist in their 2-1 win at Brentford, while Ward-Prowse also provided an assist against the Bees in Southampton's comfortable 4-1 success at St Mary's, prior to scoring a brilliant 35-yard free kick at Wolves.
Man City forward Raheem Sterling won the award in December, after Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michail Antonio and Mohamed Salah had all previously claimed the accolade for the 2021-22 campaign.
Oliver Thomas
