“Coming for the Ballon d’Or”- Fans go wild as Marcus Rashford leaves Chelsea behind in a peculiar feat after scoring brace in PL clash against Leicester City
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It proved yet another majestic night for Manchester United as they crushed Leicester City 3-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils sealed an easy win as the man-in-form, who is also probably getting Ballon d’Or shouts by now, Marcus Rashford, scored a brace while Jadon Sancho also bagged one goal against his name.
Scoring 2 goals against the Foxes, Marcus Rashford took his tally of goals for this season to 24. Interestingly, with this, he not only matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal tally for the same club last season, but he also went past Chelsea in terms of their goals in the Premier League’s 2023-24 season so far. The Blues have only netted 23 goals in the Premier League this season and since they have also conceded the same amount of goals, their goal differential stands at 0 as of now.
After the goals against Leicester City on Sunday, it became Rashford’s most successful season in terms of the number of goals scored, breaking his tally of the 2019-20 season in which he scored 22 goals but couldn’t help Manchester United win any titles. It also marked the seventh consecutive match at Old Trafford in which the Englishmen scored.
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Twitter reacts to Marcus Rashford’s special feat after Premier League clash against Leicester City
It certainly proved to be a special night for Marcus Rashford and Manchester United as the twin goals from Rashford and the lone strike from Sancho helped the Red Devils maintain their third place on the Premier League table. After 24 matches, they are currently at 49 points- 3 points behind arch-rivals, Manchester City, and 5 points behind table-toppers, Arsenal, who also have a game in hand.
Fans also seemed quite happy and enthusiastic about Erik ten Hag’s men’s performance and expressed their emotions on Twitter and other social media platforms. Here are some of the reactions-
Manchester United will next square off against Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday at Old Trafford after earlier receiving a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou. Although they will begin as favorites, keeping in mind Rashford’s recent record at home, it will be interesting to see how Xavi’s men play out against the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, and David de Gea.
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