MARCUS RASHFORD: NOT A RASH DECISION
Adam Marshall
There’s a motive why Marcus Rashford might be a powerful favorite to win the award for the primary time: the livewire ahead has loved certainly his best-ever season since breaking into the United workforce.
From the second he scored the eventual winner in opposition to arch-rivals Liverpool in August, he has terrorised defences together with his tempo and direct method, whether or not enjoying on the left or down the center.
It will be becoming if he can break the 30-goal barrier (he’s one quick at current) and he has contributed a lot extra, aiding his colleagues and customarily changing into the principle risk in Erik ten Hag’s aspect, trying sharp and targeted.
We’ve grown accustomed to seeing his iconic objective celebration and, at key instances within the marketing campaign, Rashford has come up clutch, resembling within the Nou Camp in opposition to Barcelona, the Carabao Cup remaining at Wembley and notching the sweetest of derby winners in opposition to Manchester Metropolis. He hit an actual purple patch at Previous Trafford, scoring in 9 consecutive house video games to equal Dennis Viollet’s file, set in 1959.
Marcus is bidding to grow to be the primary homegrown recipient of the award since 1997/98, when Ryan Giggs collected the Sir Matt Busby trophy, and solely the fourth since its inception with Mark Hughes and David Beckham additionally among the many victors. It will take a courageous particular person to guess in opposition to it taking place.
LAST FIVE WINNERS
2021/22: Cristiano Ronaldo
2020/21: Bruno Fernandes
2019/20: Bruno Fernandes
2018/19: Luke Shaw
2017/18: David De Gea
Vote for the 2022/23 award right here now and look out for the outcome on Monday 29 Could.
