Mahrez was nominated for the January PLE Ettihad player of the Month award

The English club Manchester City released today the 3-strong nominee list of the best Man City Player of the Month award. The three players up for the award are Nathan Ake, Jack Grealish, and Riyad Mahrez after a stellar month for all three. The Man City website indicated that the nominated list for the Player of the Month award includes Riyad Mahrez, the magician of the Arabs again, as he was crowned by a month last December. Riyad has been in scintillating form since domestic football resumed after the World Cup and January proved to be another wonderful month. Mahrez scored the winner away to Chelsea, then bagged a brace against the same side in the FA Cup before scoring another double in the 4-2 win over Tottenham. Manchester City had recently defeated Arsenal, 1-0, to qualify for the FA Cup final in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The three players up for the award are Nathan Ake, Jack Grealish, and Riyad Mahrez after a stellar month for all three.