The Tottenham Hotspur pair have been rewarded for a flying start to the Barclays Premier League campaign which has brought four wins from four matches.
Spurs began the season in fine style, defeating Liverpool at White Hart Lane thanks to a Benoit Assou-Ekotto thunderbolt and Sebastien Bassong's second-half winner.
This was followed by a Jermain Defoe masterclass away at Hull City, where the England forward's hat-trick was the highlight of a comprehensive 5-1 triumph.
Defoe's scoring form continued as he grabbed the equaliser in the next match, away at West Ham United, with Redknapp's side sealing a come-from-behind victory through Aaron Lennon's late finish.
The north London club preserved their 100 per cent record in August in dramatic fashion, as a last-gasp Aaron Lennon winner saw off newly promoted Birmingham City 2-1. Peter Crouch's opener was cancelled out by a close-range Lee Bowyer effort before the diminutive winger's late clincher.
This is the first time that Defoe has won the award. He is the first Spurs recipient of the prize since forward pair Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov jointly scooped the honour in April 2007.
Redknapp is celebrating his sixth Barclays Manager of the Month honour, a total surpassed only by Sir Alex Ferguson (with 23) and Arsene Wenger (10).
The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football's governing bodies, the media and fans.
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