Nuno Espirito Santo has been voted March 2025's Barclays Manager of the Month, winning the award for the seventh time in his Premier League career.
It is the third time this season that head coach Nuno has claimed the award, having already done so in October and December 2024 as he celebrated his latest success with the Nottingham Forest supporters.
“This is an indication of the amazing support of our fans, at home and away,” Nuno said when receiving the award in front of Forest's fans.
Everything that the players do on that pitch, here at The City Ground and away from home, is because of you. The extra runs, the extra tackles, the goals, everything is because of you. We cannot thank you enough for your support, this award is for you.”
The Portuguese has continued to mastermind Forest's push for a UEFA Champions League place, with his team winning both of their matches in March.
He oversaw a 1-0 win over defending champions Man City before a 4-2 success at Ipswich Town.
Only seven managers have won the award more times than Nuno, who joins Mikel Arteta and Rafa Benitez in the all-time rankings.
Most Barclays Manager of the Month awards
| Manager | Awards |
|---|---|
| Sir Alex Ferguson | 27 |
| Arsene Wenger | 15 |
| Pep Guardiola | 11 |
| Jurgen Klopp, David Moyes | 10 |
| Martin O'Neill, Harry Redknapp | 8 |
| Mikel Arteta, Rafa Benitez, Nuno Espirito Santo | 7 |
Nuno has the chance to become only the fourth manager to win at least four Barclays Manager of the Month awards in a single campaign, after Pep Guardiola in 2017/18, Arteta in 2022/23 and Jurgen Klopp in 2019/20, the latter of whom won five.
Nuno has won the award with Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2018, June 2020 and October 2020, with Tottenham Hotspur in August 2021, and now three times with Forest.
He topped a three-man shortlist that included Manchester United's Ruben Amorim and Brighton & Hove Albion's Fabian Hurzeler after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of experts.
2024/25 Barclays Manager of the Month winners
August: Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton)
September: Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
October: Nuno Espirito Santo (Nottingham Forest)
November: Arne Slot (Liverpool)
December: Nuno Espirito Santo (Nottingham Forest)
January: Andoni Iraola (AFC Bournemouth)
February: David Moyes (Everton)
