Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been named
Barclays manager of the month and striker
Olivier Giroud player of the month.[b][/b]

Arsenal won four successive Premier League
games in March, scoring nine goals and
conceding two.

France international Giroud scored five times,
with a brace at Newcastle adding to goals
against Everton,QPR and West Ham.
It is the 14th time Wenger, 65, has won the
award in 19 years at Arsenal.

Arsenal are third in the Premier League table
with eight matches remaining. They are seven
points behind leaders Chelsea, who have a
game in hand.

The Gunners host fifth-placed Liverpool at The
Emirates on Saturday.

Arsenal's remaining games also include a home match against Chelsea on 26 April and a trip to fourth-placed Manchester United on 17 May.