Manchester United supporters have named Marcus Rashford the man of the match against Burnley.
Rashford struck United’s second goal in the 2-0 win, doubling the lead after Christian Eriksen’s opener.
It was a spectacular strike too, arguably the best of his season so far, although his header against West Ham was also very impressive.
This was a different type of goal, picking the ball up inside his own half and running towards the penalty box before firing the ball across the ‘keeper into the bottom corner.
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Manchester United supporters overwhelmingly selected Marcus Rashford as man of the match.
Via a poll on the club website, the results can be viewed below…
- Marcus Rashford: 55 per cent
- Christian Eriksen: 15 per cent
- Casemiro: 12 per cent
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka: 7 per cent
Rashford was praised by Wes Brown at full-time, who told the club: “Marcus’s goal to seal it was a great one.
“He picked up the ball inside his own half, managed to get through and slot it in which shows just good his form is at the moment and how confident he is.”
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville praised Rashford’s strike as ‘brilliant’, lauding his enthusiasm playing on the right of attack.
Rashford now has nine goals for Manchester United this season, in addition to three he netted at the World Cup for England.
He also has three assists for United. By the end of the season his numbers could look very impressive.
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