Mourinho wins La Liga Manager of the Month award after perfect October

Real Madrid head coach José Mourinho claimed the La Liga Manager of the Month prize for October after steering his squad through an unbeaten run in the Spanish top division. The announcement was made by the league body on its X account on Monday.

During the month under review, the Portuguese coach triumphed over competition from Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone and Real Sociedad coach Pellegrino Matarazzo. The accolade is Mourinho's first individual monthly honor this season since returning to the Real Madrid dugout.

The highlight of the month for Los Blancos was a 2-1 victory in the El Clásico fixture against FC Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou on October 25. Kylian Mbappé scored in the 41st and 87th minutes to secure the points, while Barcelona's Raphinha scored in the 61st minute.

In addition to the Clásico success, Mourinho led his team to a 1-0 win against Villarreal and a 4-1 triumph over Sevilla. La Liga announced the winner on Monday, November 9, stating on its X account, "Real Madrid’s coach is the Coach of the Month for October in #LALIGAEASPORTS."

The victory against Barcelona brought an end to Barcelona's nine-match winning run at the start of the campaign. Mourinho succeeds Barcelona manager Hansi Flick, who claimed the September award after an impressive run of results.