Marcus Rashford has been voted the Premier League Player of the Month award for September, ahead of Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi.
The Manchester United forward topped a poll of six players, while his coach Erik ten Hag has also been named Manager of the Month.
Rashford was involved in all four of his side’s goals in the wins over Leicester City and Arsenal in September that extended United’s winning run to four.
He netted twice and set up the other goal in the 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford on September 4, and provided the assist for Jadon Sancho in the 1-0 win at Leicester City three days earlier.
“It’s a good feeling,” Rashford said. “We didn’t start the season so strongly so to get four wins on the bounce is really good.
“It’s still fairly new with the manager and we’ve got much better at doing the things he wants us to. But there are still a lot of steps to take and we’re all looking forward to doing that together.
“My favourite moment of September was an assist actually!
“Antony’s first goal, on his debut. It was a massive moment and it gives us strength and courage, and seeing him come into the team and score right away is massively important.”
Rashford has won the award for the second time in his career after first earning the prize in January 2019.
The other players on the shortlist apart from Iwobi were Philip Billing, Kevin De Bruyne, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Jacob Ramsey.
In the managers’ category, 52-year-old Ten Hag became the first Dutchman to claim the prize since Ronald Koeman of Southampton in January 2016, beating Antonio Conte and Gary O’Neill.
Ten Hag, who took charge at Old Trafford at the beginning of the season, is the latest Manchester United manager to take the award after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last did so in January 2019.
The former Ajax boss transformed United’s fortunes after a slow start, beating Leicester City before ending Arsenal’s perfect start to the season to extend his side’s winning run and take them up to fifth in the standings.
Rashford and Ten Hag won after votes from the public were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
