March Player of the Month revealed
Philippe Coutinho today clinched his first Standard Chartered Player of the Month award for Liverpool after being voted March's star man by fans on this website. Watch the presentation and interview now for FREE.
The Brazilian scooped the accolade after collecting a massive 53 per cent of your vote.
It meant Coutinho pipped Suarez to the award, with his fellow South American picking up 20 per cent. Steven Gerrard was third (14 per cent).
Our new No.10 made four appearances during the month, scoring once at Southampton and starring in victories over Wigan Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
Upon being presented with the award at Melwood, Coutinho told Liverpoolfc.com: "I would like to thank everyone who voted and I am very happy to receive this award. This means a lot to me. I have worked hard for this and hope to give more happiness to the fans.
"I am really happy here playing with my idols and all my teammates have welcomed me very well. I hope Liverpool end the season on top for us to be able to qualify for the Europa League and have a great season next year.
"The players that play upfront have the responsibility to create the runs and score goals. I hope to improve in future and help Liverpool by scoring more goals."
Coutinho has settled into life on Merseyside almost seamlessly since moving to Anfield from Inter Milan in January.
He admits adjusting to his new surroundings has been made easy by those around him at Melwood.
"This is a family club and I've been given a lot of help since my arrival," he said. "I am very happy here in Liverpool and hope to contribute to Liverpool's success and improve in my career."
Find out why Coutinho won your vote in LFC TV's Player of the Month show at 5.15pm pm BST on Wednesday (repeated Thursday at 5.15pm). Tune into LFC TV via Sky channel 429 or Virgin channel 544 (as part of the XL pack). Alternatively, watch online with an LFC TV Online subscription.
