Riccardo Calafiori has been nominated for the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for August after a flying start to the season, and you can vote for the defender here.
We’ve taken six points from six with wins over Coventry City and Aston Villa, and our Italian defender has started both victories at left-back.
As well as contributing towards two clean sheets in as many league games, Riccardo has provided the assist for the opening goal in each of our first two matches.
His cutback picked out Kai Havertz on the edge of the penalty area for the first goal of the new Premier League season against Coventry, before his intelligent run in behind the Villa defence allowed him to pick out Bukayo Saka to score the only goal of our win at Villa Park.
Riccardo’s successful start in the Premier League follows his goal 23 seconds into the Community Shield, another game which saw him contribute to the first goal and a clean sheet, as we beat Manchester City 3-0 to win the first silverware of the season.
Our no.33 is one of eight players up for the first Player of the Month award of the season.
Two newcomers to the Premier League in Brentford midfielder Mamadou Sangare and Hull City goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis are nominated after helping their respective sides to unbeaten starts.
Chelsea duo Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro have made the shortlist after impressing for Xabi Alonso’s side; the pair have four goals and three assists between them in the first two weeks of the season.
Rayan Cherki of Manchester City is nominated having provided two goals and two assists so far, while Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes also makes the list after his hat-trick and assist against Ipswich Town.
Yoane Wissa is the final name on the shortlist having thrived in a new no.10 role for Newcastle United, providing a goal and an assist across their opening games, which have seen them take four points against Liverpool and Tottenham.
Click here to vote for Riccardo for the Premier League’s Player of the Month for August. Voting closes at 12pm (UK) on Monday, September 7, with the winners to be announced the following Friday.