The 2018/2019 Premier League season has already provided some outstanding goals, here are our top five from August. Tottenham took control of the second half at Manchester United, burying three goals in the Theatre of Dreams to up the pressure on Jose Mourinho. Tottenham took control of the second half at Manchester United, burying three goals in the Theatre of Dreams to up the pressure on Jose Mourinho. English Premier League: Jean Michael Seri (4') Fulham 1-0 Burnley Mauricio Pochettino pointed the finger at his players after Tottenham's loss at Watford, but the FC crew agree he should be pointing at himself.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Lucas Moura has been named the Premier League's Player of the Month for August.
Moura, 26, won the award after scoring three goals in as many matches in August, including two in Spurs' 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Brazilian claimed the prize ahead of Chelsea full-back Marcos Alonso, Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy and Watford's Roberto Pereyra.
⚡ @LucasMoura7 has been named August's @premierleague Player of the Month! ????#COYS pic.twitter.com/DeJb4Wzk6Q
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 7, 2018
Watford manager Javi Gracia picked up the Manager of the Month award after his team won all three of their matches in August, and the Hornets followed that up with another victory in September to maintain their 100 percent start to the campaign.
???? | Congratulations to Javi Gracia, who has been awarded the @BarclaysFooty's @PremierLeague Manger of the Month for August!
Cue the water, lads! ????#watfordfc pic.twitter.com/SY6vo6INmW
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) September 7, 2018
"I am very pleased," Gracia,the first Watford boss to win the award since Quique Sanchez Flores did so in December 2015, said after receiving it for the first time. "We are enjoying [it]. You never know what will happen.
"Don't look only at the end of the road. Try to enjoy day by day. Try to enjoy the very good atmosphere, the workers who are helping us, the supporters in all the games are amazing.
"I think altogether we can achieve very good things."
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The @FulhamFC midfielder wins @carling Goal of the Month for this stunner in August pic.twitter.com/WgvjqUbRCn
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 7, 2018
Fulham midfielder Jean Michael Seri won August's Goal of the Month award for his strike against Burnley on Aug. 26.
The Ivory Coast international beat Joe Hart with a long-range curling effort in the fourth minute at Craven Cottage to spark his side on to a 4-2 win, their first since winning promotion back to the Premier League.
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