Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is overjoyed to have been named the Premier League’s player of the month for February.

He picked up the award after scoring five goals in four Premier League matches in February.

The England international saw off competition from Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho, Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno and winger Manor Solomon, Tottenham right-back Emerson Royal and Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins.

This makes him just the second player to clinch the award three times in the same season, equalling a record set by Mohamed Salah in 2017-18.

He also becomes the first player to win the award in back-to-back months since Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan won it in January and February 2021, and the ninth overall to do so.

Expressing profound happiness upon receiving the award, Rashford took to Twitter, saying: “Over the moon to have won MU & PL Player Of The Month again.

“I couldn’t have done it without the rest of the boys and the staff. 

“Setbacks will happen but as long as we stay focused and stay together we will always see the light at the end of the tunnel!”

Over the moon to have won MU & PL Player Of The Month again. I couldn’t have done it without the rest of the boys and the staff. Setbacks will happen but as long as we stay focused and stay together we will always see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Rashford’s latest Premier League award is a testimony to the impressive season he is having after scoring 26 goals in all competitions so far this term.

Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (33) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe (30) have scored more goals than him across all competitions in the top-five leagues in Europe.