MANCHESTER - Thanks for voting Super Mario Bros. Mario Balotelli has picked up his first Etihad Player of the Month award after romping home in the October poll.
Mario, who scored four goals last month, polled 1,842 votes - almost a thousand more than September's winner David Silva, who had to settle for the runners-up spot this time around.
Micah Richards, bizarrely overlooked by England for the upcoming games with Spain and Sweden, finished third while James Milner and Gareth Barry finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Of those who voted for Mario, Adam Lee's name was pulled out of the hat to meet the man of the moment at the Carrington training centre and present him with his award.
The presentation will be filmed by CityTV after the international break.
Roberto Mancini is Barclays Manager of the Month for October after leading the club to four straight wins with his team averaging over 4 goals a game.
City began the month with a 4-0 away win at Blackburn Rovers, before netting another 4 goals against Aston Villa at home.
The incredible 6-1 away win at Old Trafford announced the Blues as genuine title contenders, while the lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table was held with a confident 3-1 win over Wolves.
In total, City netted an incredible 17 goals during October, in what has been an extraordinarily goal-heavy start to the Barclays Premier League season. Throw in the wins in the Carling Cup and Champions League, and it all adds up to magnificent month for the manager!
The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football’s governing bodies, the media and fans.
Mario, who scored four goals last month, polled 1,842 votes - almost a thousand more than September's winner David Silva, who had to settle for the runners-up spot this time around.
Micah Richards, bizarrely overlooked by England for the upcoming games with Spain and Sweden, finished third while James Milner and Gareth Barry finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Of those who voted for Mario, Adam Lee's name was pulled out of the hat to meet the man of the moment at the Carrington training centre and present him with his award.
The presentation will be filmed by CityTV after the international break.
Roberto Mancini is Barclays Manager of the Month for October after leading the club to four straight wins with his team averaging over 4 goals a game.
City began the month with a 4-0 away win at Blackburn Rovers, before netting another 4 goals against Aston Villa at home.
The incredible 6-1 away win at Old Trafford announced the Blues as genuine title contenders, while the lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table was held with a confident 3-1 win over Wolves.
In total, City netted an incredible 17 goals during October, in what has been an extraordinarily goal-heavy start to the Barclays Premier League season. Throw in the wins in the Carling Cup and Champions League, and it all adds up to magnificent month for the manager!
The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football’s governing bodies, the media and fans.
table: Manchester City 31 points, Manchester United 26.
The most difficult game is United away and we won 1-6... quite obvious that we'll win the league.
We are so strong that we won all the league games, with only one (stupid) draw 2-2 vs Fulham when we were winning 0-2, just didn't pay enough attention during that second half.
