Rashford wins Man United awards double after 30-goal bounce-back season
The England ahead was named as United’s Players’ Player of the Year for the 2022-23 marketing campaign at a glitzy ceremony on Monday night time, later additionally amassing the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year honour, which is voted for by followers.
Rashford is the primary academy graduate to win the latter award since Ryan Giggs all the best way again in 1998.
“What an incredible honour to win both the Sir Matt Busby and Player’s ‘Player Of The Year’ awards tonight,” Rashford tweeted. “To have the support of both the fans and my teammates means the world – I couldn’t do it without you all. Thanks to the manager & all the staff for their phenomenal help.”
It has been a memorable bounce-back season for the 25-year-old, who scored 17 targets in 35 Premier League appearances as much-improved United completed third to safe a return to the Champions League of their first season beneath the administration of Erik ten Hag.
Rashford additionally scored six within the Carabao Cup – together with one within the ultimate – as United beat Newcastle at Wembley to lastly finish their six-year trophy drought, plus one other six within the Europa League and one to this point within the FA Cup with a blockbuster all-Manchester ultimate towards Treble-chasing City looming massive subsequent weekend.
With his purpose within the 4-1 drubbing of Chelsea within the penultimate League fixture of the season at Old Trafford on Thursday, Rashford turned the primary United participant to hit 30 throughout all competitions in a single season since Robin van Persie in 2012-13 – Sir Alex Ferguson’s ultimate marketing campaign in cost.
He additionally loved a formidable World Cup marketing campaign with England mid-season, notching a brace within the 3-0 win over Wales and in addition scoring within the Three Lions’ opening thrashing of Iran in Qatar.
In December, United triggered their possibility to increase Rashford’s contract by one other 12 months till June 2024. He is at the moment in talks over a long-term extension, with Ten Hag lately stating his confidence that an settlement could be reached with each events eager to thrash out a deal as quickly as potential.
Elsewhere on Monday, Brazilian winger Antony, in a race to be match for the FA Cup ultimate because of an ankle harm, received United’s purpose of the season award for his excellent strike towards Barcelona within the play-off spherical of the Europa League, netted at Old Trafford again in February.