Marcus Rashford Leads Premier League Player of the Month Nominees

Marcus Rashford Leads Premier League Player of the Month Nominees

Elijah Odetokun
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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  • Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is one of the most in-form players in Europe
  • His form was rewarded by being named the Premier League's January player of the month
  • Rashford leads the February edition of the awards along with Kelechi Iheanacho and others

Marcus Rashford has been reborn this season, especially after the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he represented England and scored three goals.

He has continued this form at Manchester United, with his goals helping the Red Devils to third on the Premier League table, win the Carabao Cup, and advance in both the FA Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

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Marcus Rashford celebrating after helping Manchester United win the Carabao Cup. Photo by James Gill.
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The English winger was named EA Sports player of the month in January and is once again up for the February edition of the award alongside five other stars, including Nigerian striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, as reported by Sky Sports.

Rashford favourite for February award

As reported by the Premier League, Rashford scored a league-high five league goals in February, a month in which United won three out of their four games and drew one.

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He scored in all matches where he made an appearance. This makes Rashy the favourite to win again for the third time this season.

Other nominees include Leicester City striker Iheanacho, Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, Tottenham defender Emerson Royal, Fulham forward Manor Solomon, and goalkeeper Bernard Leno.

Leno, the only goalkeeper on the shortlist, kept three clean sheets in four games for Fulham. He also made 11 saves in four games to help the London club into the top six on the league table.

Rashford's reactions to United conceding

Erik ten Hag paraded a rotated squad and Rashford was named on the bench for United's FA Cup fifth-round game against West Ham United last night.

The English star immediately delighted fans by displaying the proper mentality. United conceded in the 54th minute, and he asked for the match kits.

Sports Brief reported that his presence on the pitch helped the Red Devils to a 3-1 lead and subsequent qualification to the quarter-final to face off with Fulham.

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Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.