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Watford’s Gracia named Premier League manager of the month

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September 7, 2018

Watford Manager Javi Gracia has been named August ’ s Premier League manager of the month after guiding the club to a winning start this season .
Watford recorded three wins out of three in August , beating Brighton and Hove Albion , Burnley and Crystal Palace .

“ I am very pleased . “ We are enjoying ( it ) . You never know what will happen, ” Gracia told the Premier League website on Friday.
“ Don ’ t look only at the end of the road . Try to enjoy day by day . Try to enjoy the very good atmosphere; the workers who are helping us , the supporters in all the games are amazing .

“ I think altogether we can achieve very good things . ”

Their 2 -1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend ensured Gracia ’ s side are the first in the club ’ s history to record four straight wins at the start of a top -flight campaign .

It is Gracia ’ s first Premier League manager of the month award and the second to be won by a Watford boss after Quique Sanchez Flores in December 2015 .

He beat Liverpool ’ s Juergen Klopp , Spurs ’ Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri to the award .

Watford is one of the three Premier League teams with a 100 per cent record this season , alongside Liverpool and Chelsea .

( Reuters / NAN )