Riddle me this: Sergio Aguero won seven, Cristiano Ronaldo won six, Bruno Fernandes has five, Jamie Vardy has four, and Kevin De Bruyne has none. What is that? Although it’s hard to say what the Belgian failed to win with Man City, there’s still one particular thing – Player of the Month award!Yes, you read it right! Believe it or not, the man who won six Premier Leagues, two FA Cups, five EFL Cups – not to mention the 2023 UEFA Champions League) – and 15 domestic trophies in total in ten years he spent in Manchester has never been selected for the aforementioned award?!Kevin De Bruyne could leave the Premier League without EVER winning a Player of the Month award 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ddGTtrpYAO— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 4, 2025 And given that he announced his departure from Etihad Stadium, he’ll probably leave without winning it at least once…For instance, former Nigerian forward Peter Odwemingie has three (?!), and players like Danny Murphy, Scott Parker, and Daniel Sturridge have two each. Moreover, Teemu Pukki, Kelechi Iheanacho, Jesse Lingard, Joe Willock, Joel Matip, Miguel Almiron, Harry Maguire, Rodrigo Muniz, and Justin Kluivert are only some of the laureates from the previous five EPL seasons.The curious case of Premier League ‘Manager of the Month’ awardBut you won’t find De Bruyne’s name on the list… The man with 70 goals and 118 assists (second EPL all-time assist leader behind Ryan Giggs) in the Premier League obviously didn’t deserve it.Hence, Belgium will remain with five different POTM winners: Marouane Fellaini (Everton, November 2012), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham, March 2013), Christian Benteke (Aston Villa, April 2015), Eden Hazard (Chelsea, October 2016 and September 2018), and Romelu Lukaku (Everton, March 2017).##NAJAVA_MECA_8842328##
