Manchester United's Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes have been included in the Premier League Team of the Week after their 3-0 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Sunday. Marcus Rashford bagged a brace while Bruno Fernandes recorded two assists to reach double figures this season for Erik Ten Hag.
Marcus Rashford's brace broke his personal best goalscoring tally for a season; the 25-year-old's best goalscoring season saw him net 22 goals in all competitions; this season, he is currently on 24 goals plus 8 assists across all competitions for the Red Devils.
It is the second consecutive time for Marcus Rashford to be included in the team of the week, after he was included after his brilliant display against Leeds United at Elland Road a couple of weeks ago.
Marcus Rashford scored in his seventh consecutive home game to equal Wayne Rooney's record, while Cristiano Ronaldo is still safe as he holds a record of 10 consecutive home games.
Marcus Rashford has scored in 14 of the last 17 games he has played since returning from the World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes had a great game while he completed 90 minutes against Leicester City. The Portuguese was a thorn in the side of the Foxes as his passes kept breaking their defensive set up.
Bruno Fernandes's stats against Leicester:
Touches: 80
Key passes: 7
Big chances created: 3
Accurate long balls: 2
Accurate crosses: 4
Ground duels won: 8
Shots on target: 1
Successful dribble attempts: 4
Tackles: 1
Assists: 2
🚩 #EPL Team of the Week (Via Alan Shearer)
🇧🇷 GK: Alisson (Liverpool)
🇮🇪 RB: Coleman (Everton)
🇫🇷 CB: Diop (Fulham)
🏴 CB: Stephens (Bournemouth)
🏴 CB: Davies (Spurs)
🇨🇵 LB: Perraud (Southampton)
🇵🇹 RM: B. Fernandes (Man Utd)
🇮🇹 CM: Jorginho (Arsenal)
🇧🇪 CM: Lavia (Southampton)
🏴 LM: Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
🏴 ST: Rashford (Man Utd)
🇪🇸 Coach: Selles (Southampton)
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