Man City’s Pep Guardiola and Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp nominated for Manager of the Season award

Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are among five nominees for the Manager of the Year award at the 2022 North-West Football awards.

The prizegiving celebrates the best talent from the region during the 2021/22 season and the Manchester City and Liverpool bosses are obvious candidates.

Guardiola led City to another Premier League title last season, amassing 93 points on the way and developing a unique striker-less system. City also made it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and Champions League.

As for Liverpool, they claimed the FA Cup and EFL Cup, while losing out on the Premier League title on the final day of the season and were beaten finalists in the Champions League.

Also nominated for the Manager of the Year award are Stockport County boss Dave Challinor and Leam Richardson of Wigan Athletic. Liverpool actually have two nominees in this category, with Matt Beard - manager of Liverpool Women - also included.

The potential winners of player awards were revealed last month, with Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo up for Premier League Player of the Season, and Alex Greenwood and Ella Toone nominated for Women’s Player of the Season.

The two Manchester clubs also have players included in the male and female sections of The Athletic Rising Star award.

The finalists for the player awards will be announced on 10 October, with the public vote closing on 7 October. Fans can register their vote here.

The 2022 North-West Football Awards take place on Monday 7 November at The Point, Emirates Old Trafford, with Eilidh Barbour set to present.