Neil Warnock wins Championship manager of the month award

Boro went six games unbeaten last month and picked up 14 points with Warnock’s side having not been beaten in the league since the opening night of the season, while also boasting the best defensive statistics in the English Football League.

On being handed the accolade, his first monthly gong since March 2018, the 71-year-old, who spent a spell in isolation after contacting Covid-19 in September, said: “It’s been such a difficult time up in the north east, so it’s nice to be a bit of 
good news, put a few smiles on faces.

“It’s a talking point for the fans, and the sooner we can get them back into stadiums the better. 

“We have played some cracking football, and there is great camaraderie in the squad. I cannot stress it enough how much I have enjoyed working with them.

“Everybody in the dressing room wants to listen, and the way some of them have improved, that’s what I enjoy most in management.”

Warnock, who has also picked up accolades with Rotherham United and Sheffield United, beat off competition from Barnsley head coach Valerien Ismael, Norwich City chief Daniel Farke and Reading’s Veljko Paunovic.

Ismael received a nomination despite only taking charge of two fixtures at the end of the month.

His first two matches against QPR and Watford yielded two victories without conceding a goal.

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