Chelsea duo Carlo Ancelotti and David Luiz awarded Barclays Manager and Player of the Month accolades

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Chelsea duo Carlo Ancelotti and David Luiz have been awarded Manager and Player of the Month after an impressive four weeks.

Having only arrived in England’s top-flight in January, Luiz has enjoyed a superb start to his Chelsea career, quickly becoming a fans’ favourite following two vital goals against Manchester United and Manchester City to aid the Blues’ chances of staying in the title run.

Meanwhile, Ancelotti is handed the Manager of the Month award for the second time this season after his team managed to take third place in the table, leapfrogging fellow Italian Roberto Mancini’s squad after beating them 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, following a dramatic victory over City’s local rivals, United.

Away from the triumphs at the London side, Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov won Barclays Race for the Golden Boot ‘20-goal’ Award after being the first player in the league to reach 20 goals.

The Bulgarian striker was awarded a similar accolade in December after becoming the first to reach 10 goals.

A tally of four goals against Sunderland and Blackpool, as well as a sensational hat-trick against Wigan Athletic didn’t harm his chances of claiming the prize, with his 20th goal coming as a last-gasp winner against Bolton Wanderers.

Berbatov becomes just the third player in Premier League history to score an impressive three hat-tricks in just one season, joining Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer.