Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have revealed their end-of-season awards in the last Monday Night Football show for the 2023/24 Premier League campaign.
Carragher and Neville made several interesting picks for several award categories, including; Best Player, Best Young Player, Best Signing, Best Newcomer, and Best Coaching Performance.
They also made their choices over the Biggest Overachievers, Biggest Underachievers, and Favorite Game of the Season.
The pair made the same selection for three different categories, whilst going separate ways in the other categories.
Interesting Picks By Jamie Carragher And Gary Neville On The Monday Night Football Season Awards
For the Best Player of the Season, Jamie Carragher went with Manchester City’s Phil Foden, who has been magnificent this term, while Gary Neville went for Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, who has equally been sublime.
Foden has scored 17 goals and provided 8 assists in 33 league appearances this tem, while Martin Odegaard has scored 8 goals and provided 8 assists for the Gunners.
In terms of the Best Young Player for the 2023/24 season, Carragher and Neville went for Cole Palmer, who has without any shadow of a doubt been Chelsea’s most influential player this campaign.
Palmer has scored 21 goals and provided 10 assists in 32 league appearances for Chelsea.
Their picks also aligned for the Best signing of the season, as they both went for Declan Rice, who joined Arsenal from West Ham United in the summer of 2023.
Rice has been immense in midfield for Arsenal, delineating his duties as expected, whilst also scoring crucial goals when need be.
Rice has played every league game for Mikel Arteta’s side this season, scoring 7 goals and providing 8 assists.
Best Newcomer Of The Season
Subsequently, they became divided as they selected their Best newcomer of the season, with Jamie Carragher going for Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, while Gary Neville went for West Ham’s tricky attacker Mohammed Kudus.
Iraola has currently guided the Cherries to 11th on the Premier League table, with the club amassing their highest point tally ever in a single league campaign (48).
Kudus has also been impactful for the Hammers, combining his trickery with important goals.
Mohammed Kudus has netted 7 goals and provided 6 assists for West Ham United in 32 league appearances.
Carragher opted to go with Mikel Arteta’s all-season tactical output for Arsenal, as his Best coaching performance, while colleague Neville went for Sean Dyche and his tactical ingenuity against Liverpool in the second leg of the 2023/24 Merseyside derby, which ended 2-0 in favor of Everton.
Arsenal are aiming for the Premier League title, as they sit at the summit of the log with 86 points from 37 matches.
Sean Dyche has guaranteed top-flight status for the Toffees, as they sit 15th on the table, with the traditional 40 points safety mark.
Biggest overachievers, Jamie Carragher picked Aston Villa, who are at the brink of qualifying for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, while Gary Neville chose Bournemouth, who as earlier indicated, have picked up their most points ever in a single Premier League season (48).
Carragher And Neville Agree On Manchester United Underachieving This Term
Expectedly, they were in unison over Manchester United, with the Red Devils enduring a torrid 2023/24 season.
Erik Ten Hag’s side is in danger of missing out on European football, as they are 8th on the Premier League table, with 54 points from 36 matches.
In conclusion, the duo also made their selections on their favorite game this campaign – a season that has had many thrilling matches.
Favorite Game Of The Season
Jamie Carragher picked the game involving Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, which ended 4-4, with Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson, and Cole Palmer scoring for the Blues.
The Cityzens got their goals through Erling Haaland, who netted a brace in the affair, while Rodri and Manuel Akanji also penned their name on the score sheet.
Gary Neville went for the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford, which ended 4-3 in favor of the home side and was a monstrous rollercoaster ride for neutrals.
Scott McTominay had put the Red Devils ahead in the 10th minute before Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah scored for the away side in the 45th and 45+2 minute respectively.
Antony equalized late on for Erik Ten Hag’s side, with Liverpool afterward scoring via Harvey Elliott in the 105th minute of extra time.
Marcus Rashford put the ball into the back of the net 7 minutes later, while substitute Amad Diallo fired home the decisive goal of the encounter in the 1st minute of stoppage time in the second half of extra time.
Monday Night Football Season Awards:
JAMIE CARRAGHER
Best Player – Phil Foden
Best Young Player – Cole Palmer
- – Best signing – Declan Rice
- * Best newcomer – Andoni Iraola
- – Best coaching performance – Mikel Arteta
- Biggest overachievers – Aston Villa
Biggest underachievers – Manchester United
Favorite game – Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City
GARY NEVILLE
Best Player – Martin Odegaard
Best Young Player – Cole Palmer
- – Best signing – Declan Rice
- * Best newcomer – Mohammed Kudus
- – Best coaching performance – Sean Dyche (v Liverpool)
Biggest overachievers – Bournemouth
Biggest underachievers – Manchester United
Favorite game – Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool (aet).
