SKF Manager of the month in the top 5 leagues in Europe

#3 Leonardo Jardim - AS Monaco (FRANCE)

Leonardo Jardim has found a way to keep his team, not just afloat, but second in the league.

It seemed as if AS Monaco's future was very uncertain, with most of the squad - from the title-winning season the year before - being stripped and sold for parts in the summer transfer window that followed.

What was worse that apart from vital players like Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy, Tiemoué Bakayoko and Guido Carrillo moving to England, their talisman from the season before, Kylian Mbappe, strengthened their direct rivals Paris-Saint Germain by joining them on loan in a deal which will be made permanent in this summer transfer window.

Therefore, you'd expect PSG' manager -who also brought in Neymar from Barcelona and managed to run away with the league (14 point gap between the two) - have a shot at getting the accolade. But Jardim had other ideas.

In the month of February, although PSG won each of their 4 matches in the Ligue 1 (scoring 13 goals), they managed to throw away an all-important lead at the Santiago Bernabeu eventually going down in the round of 16 UCL 1st leg 3-1 to Real Madrid.

This has ruined their chances of seeking to lay their hands on the only title that eludes them, also ruining Unai Emery's chances of being the manager of the month from France.

Meanwhile, Jardim has driven his team to victory in every single match that they've been involved in February. January ended on a sour note for the Portuguese who saw his side drop points at Marseille after being knocked out of the Coupe de France at the hand of Olympique Lyon. But Monaco had the last say, as they got their revenge against the side form Lyon, beating them in a five-goal thriller at the Stade Louis-II in Monaco.

Their wonderful run also confirmed a place in the finals of the French League Cup against last year league runners-up, PSG.

Simply put, a perfect month for Jardim sees him become the manager of the month in France, as well as a respectable 3rd spot on this illustrious list.