Premier League Manager of Season nominees

The Premier League on May 14 published its shortlist for the 2025/26 Barclays Manager of the Season award, naming six candidates and opening a public vote on its official website. The nominees are Brentford’s Keith Andrews, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Manchester United’s Michael Carrick, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris. (premierleague.com) Fans can vote until 12:00 BST on Monday, May 18, and those votes will be combined with the choices of a panel of football experts, the league said. The official shortlist clarifies the full field after social-media posts circulated earlier on Thursday naming Arteta, Guardiola and Iraola among the contenders. (premierleague.com) The Premier League’s own awards page and voting page list six nominees rather than three and set out the voting deadline and process. ### Which managers made the shortlist? The Premier League named Keith Andrews, Mikel Arteta, Michael Carrick, Pep Guardiola, Andoni Iraola and Regis Le Bris as the six nominees for the season award. The league said the shortlist covers “six of the Premier League’s best managers of 2025/26” and invited supporters to vote for their preferred candidate. (premierleague.com) Arsenal’s club website separately urged supporters to back Arteta and repeated that the winner will be decided by a combined fan and expert vote. That club post also confirmed the same voting deadline of midday on May 18. (premierleague.com) ### Why are Arteta, Guardiola and Iraola on the list? Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola and Andoni Iraola were all included in the official Premier League shortlist released on May 14. Their presence matches the names that appeared in widely shared social posts earlier in the day, but the league’s publication shows they are part of a six-man field rather than a partial list. (premierleague.com) The Premier League’s voting page identifies each nominee by club, listing Arteta with Arsenal, Guardiola with Manchester City and Iraola with Bournemouth. The same page identifies Andrews with Brentford, Carrick with Manchester United and Le Bris with Sunderland. (arsenal.com) ### Who else is in the running? Keith Andrews, Michael Carrick and Regis Le Bris complete the shortlist published by the league. Andrews is listed as Brentford manager, Carrick as Manchester United manager and Le Bris as Sunderland manager on the official voting page. (premierleague.com) Yahoo Sports, carrying the Premier League announcement, also reported a six-manager shortlist and said Guardiola is chasing a sixth Manager of the Season award. That figure was not stated in the league’s voting-page excerpt returned in search, but it was reported in coverage of the announcement. (premierleague.com) ### How is the winner decided? The Premier League said public votes will be combined with the votes of a panel of football experts to determine the winner. The league’s broader season-awards page published on May 14 repeats that process for the Manager of the Season award alongside the Player and Young Player of the Season awards. (premierleague.com) The league’s awards explainer says the Manager of the Season winner is revealed soon after the season finishes. That page does not give a precise 2026 announcement date in the excerpt available, but it sets out the usual timing for the award. (sports.yahoo.com) ### When is the next key date? Monday, May 18 at 12:00 BST is the next fixed date attached to the award process, because that is when fan voting closes on the official Premier League page. After that deadline, the public vote will be added to the choices of the expert panel to decide the 2025/26 winner. (premierleague.com 1) (premierleague.com 2)