Sir Alex Ferguson has picked up his second League Managers Association (LMA) Performance League award of the season.
The LMA award quarterly accolades aimed at recognising the work of managers at all levels of the professional game.
Sir Alex won the award earlier this season for the excellent start United made to the 2006/07 campaign and now, as the season enters its most crucial stage, the United boss has won it again for January-March 2007.
“It's a great honour to win this award for a second time," he told the LMA website, leaguemanagers.com, after being presented with the award at United's Carrington training ground by former Reds skipper Bryan Robson.
But he dedicated the award to the hard work his players and staff have put in since the turn of the year. “The efforts of our players and all our coaching staff has been fantastic this season," he said, "this award is for their collective efforts.”
Chief Executive John Barnwell said: “It is a great achievement to win one award in a season but the fact that Sir Alex has now won two demonstrates the tremendously high standards he is setting for our profession on a consistent basis."
Sir Alex beat two managers from League Two to top spot in the awards - powered by ProZone. StockportÂ’s Jim Gannon finished runner-up behind Ferguson, with RochdaleÂ’s Keith Hill in third.
“Our unique awards are designed to reward and reflect success by managers at all levels of the professional game," added Barnwell. "And Jim and Keith are both doing marvellous jobs with Stockport and Rochdale."