January saw the return to centre-stage for club football, after the World Cup, and Christmas period has come to a close, it’s full steam ahead in the club game, as the league and domestic competitions are all hitting full stride heading into the new year, and as a result, some players have started the calendar year in a rich vein of form.

Marcus Rashford has had a very strong start to the year, as United won 6/8 games played across all competitions, as the domestic cups still offer a chance for United to flex their attacking muscles. In the league, a win over rivals City was the standout, however a late equaliser against Palace and late goal against Arsenal to lose the game overshadow some of the cup performances. Rashford however has been consistent in his performances and goals, bagging 3 goals in the 4 league games, and 7 goals across all competitions for the month. A strong start to the year as United head for a chance at silverware next month.

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Match By Match

January 3rd: Manchester United 3-0 Bournemouth – Starting off the month and the year with a dominant win, Rashford secured the 3rd goal in the 3-0 win against Bournemouth to start the calendar year, and send United into a strong start to 2023. Having scored, and completing the most dribbles (2), Rashford was rewarded with a 7.8/10 FotMob rating for his work.

January 14th: Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City – After the win against Bournemouth, United then produced wins against Everton and Charlton in the domestic cups in which Rashford bagged 3 goals in the 2 games. Things then returned to the Premier League, where United hosted rivals City in a dramatic clash in which Rashford’s goal in the 82nd minute turned the game in United’s favour and produced a comeback to claim all 3 points. With a player of the match performance, maintaining 100% shot accuracy, 100% dribble success and winning 100% of ground duels, plus the winning goal, Rashford was given an 8.2/10 FotMob rating.

January 18th: Crystal Palace 1-1 Manchester United – With United’s first slip-up of 2023, their winning run came to an end as Crystal Palace produced a late stunner of a strike to draw with United. Having ended his scoring run for the year, Rashford had a fairly quiet performance, which earnt him just a 6.5/10 FotMob rating.

January 22nd: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United – With their only defeat of the 8 games played in January across all competitions, United conceded late again to throw away a point against Arsenal, despite leading early thanks to Rashford’s opener in the 17th minute. With goal number 6 for the month (goal 7 came in the cup games following this result), Rashford put in a decent shift despite the final result, and claimed a 7.6/10 FotMob rating for his final league performance of the month.