Jose Mourinho named La Liga manager of the month for October

Jose Mourinho has been named La Liga’s manager of the month for October after leading Real Madrid to victories in all three of their league matches during the period.

The Portuguese manager was selected ahead of Atletico de Madrid boss Diego Simeone and Real Sociedad head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo.

Real Madrid began the month with a 1-0 win against Villarreal in matchweek eight. They then defeated Sevilla 4-1 in matchweek nine before beating Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico in matchweek 10.

The three victories have left Real Madrid second in the La Liga table on 30 points. They are three points behind leaders Barcelona.

Simeone also guided Atletico de Madrid to three wins from three matches in October. Atletico beat Alaves 2-1 in matchweek eight, overcame Espanyol 1-0 in matchweek nine and won 1-0 against Deportivo La Coruna in matchweek 10.

Matarazzo’s Real Sociedad likewise recorded a perfect run across the three rounds played during the month.

Real Sociedad opened with a 3-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna in matchweek eight. They followed that result with a 5-2 win against Malaga before securing a 2-1 victory over Levante in matchweek 10.