Real Madrid head coach José Mourinho has early this week seen his recent excellence on the bench in Spain’s capital aptly recognised.

This comes amid confirmation of the Portuguese being named La Liga Manager of the Month for October.

Real Madrid are of course currently in the midst of nothing short of a spectacular stretch of form. Between the close of the previous international break and the start of the latest, Los Blancos racked up eight wins in succession.

This included five victories across all competitions in October. The aforementioned José Mourinho, as a result, was included on the shortlist for La Liga Manager of the Month.

And as alluded to above, on Monday, the former Chelsea and Roma boss has officially beaten out the competition to the prize.

As per a statement across La Liga’s social media platforms, Mourinho has beaten Diego Simeone and Pellegrino Matarazzo to October’s Manager of the Month accolade in Spain’s top-flight: