Two Manchester United players have been named in both the Premier League and BBC Team of the Week selections.
It must have been an incredibly difficult choice to pick just two Reds after the team’s outstanding display in the Manchester derby all across the pitch.
Marcus Rashford netted his 16th goal of the season and levelled a club record of scoring in nine consecutive matches at Old Trafford – and what a match to do it in. Of all the players to have scored the winner, the United faithful will love even more that it was by a Wythenshawe-born academy graduate.
Luke Shaw’s position in the lineup came as a surprise to supporters as, despite the availability of Lisandro Martinez, the Englishman was deployed at centre-back again. Shaw and Raphael Varane kept the ever-threatening City attackers quiet, with their only shot on target being the opening goal.
Erling Haaland was nowhere to be seen throughout the match, except after the full-time whistle, when Shaw emptied his pockets.
PL and BBC Team of the Week selections
Take a look at both the BBC and Alan Shearer’s picks below:
🌟 Matchweek 20 Team of the Week 🌟
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— Premier League (@premierleague) January 16, 2023
