It was the tightest battle we’ve had for our star-man award so far this term but Marcus came out on top to claim the first accolade of 2019 with 38 per cent, narrowly ahead of Paul Pogba (36 per cent). The third and final nominee Victor Lindelof received the other 26 per cent of votes cast by fans in our poll on ManUtd.com and in our Official App.

It’s the first time Rashford, who was also among the nominees for December’s prize, has been named our Player of the Month since September 2016.