All Football Coach of the Month (Jan): Two Manchester bosses lead nominees

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Man Utd interim coach Solskjaer, Man City coach Guardiola, Barcelona coach Valverde, Juventus coach Allegri, and Milan coach Gattuso are the five nominees for our Coach of the Month for January voting based on their excellent works last month.

Here are their main stats:

1. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Man Utd)

Solskjaer continued enjoying his perfect start as interim Utd manager through December.

Man Utd kept unbeaten last month as Solskjaer made it 8 wins out of 8 before a 2-2 draw with Burnley.

In FA Cup, Red Devils eliminate Reading and Arsenal to reach last 16.

2. Pep Guardiola (Man City)

Guardiola ended Liverpool's unbeaten run and book EFL Cup final spot.

Man City won 7 of the 8 games in December, including a 2-1 win over Liverpool to end Klopp's unbeaten league start.

Guardiola's side also booked EFL final with Chelsea and headed into FA Cup last 16.

3. Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona)

Valverde led Barcelona to Copa del Rey semifinals with two great comebacks.

Barcelona won all the league games in December, sitting 5 points clear of Atletico Madrid.

In Copa del Rey, despite giving up 1st-leg advantages, Valverde's men fought back to eliminate Levante and Sevilla to reach semis.

4. Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus)

Allegri won his second Supercoppa Italiana trophy with Juventus.

Juventus won 4 of the 5 games last month. The 1-0 win over Milan saw Bianconeri lift their 8th Supercoppa Italiana trophy.

In Coppa Italia, Allegri's side eliminate Bologna but were dumped out by Atalanta in quarter-finals.

5. Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan)

Gattuso brought Milan back to top 4 and eliminated Napoli to book Coppa Italia semi-final spot.

In addition to Supercoppa loss to Juventus, Milan kept unbeaten last month reaching Serie A top 4.

In Coppa Italia, Gattuso's side knocked out Sampdoria and Ancelotti's Napoli to reach last 4.

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