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Lampard wins England's Manager of the Year award after guiding Coventry into top flight

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Frank Lampard has been named England's ⁠Manager of the Year by his peers after leading Coventry ‌City back to the Premier League after ‌a gap of a quarter ‌of a century.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry[/a] finished top ‌of the second tier Championship ‌by 11 points to return to the top flight, all while playing ‌an attractive brand of ⁠attacking football.[/p][p]Former England midfielder Lampard edged out seven ​other coaches, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]'s Mikel Arteta, to take the ​Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy at the League Managers Association (LMA) awards on ⁠Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"Your personality ​as a manager and a leader is so clearly defined in how your team has played great ‌football this season, with confidence and self-belief, and I've enjoyed watching them,"[/b] said former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] boss Ferguson.[/p][embed guid="08a7f549-434b-47b6-aa6e-201e72671c08" url="https://x.com/henrywinter/status/2059400097419403316" social-type="twitter" /][p]Spaniard Arteta was named Premier League Manager of the Year at the awards after guiding Arsenal to their first ‌league title in 22 years.[/p][p]Andree Jeglertz took the Women's Super ‌League Manager of the Year Award after his team won the league and reached Sunday's Women's FA Cup Final in ⁠his first ⁠season in ‌charge.[/p]

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