Man Utd trio Erik ten Hag, Marcus Rashford & David de Gea scoop awards as Liverpool star’s record equalled

Manchester United trio Erik ten Hag, Marcus Rashford and David de Gea scooped three Premier League monthly awards on Friday as a reward for a terrific February.

Ten Hag was voted manger of the month with the Red Devils winning three of four matches, the exception being the 2-2 home draw with Leeds United. It’s the second time Ten Hag has won the award, with the Dutchman also claiming the same accolade in September. He beat off competition from Antonio Conte and Marco Silva for the February edition.

Rashford also won Player of the Month, picking up the award for the third time this season. That’s a record only Mohamed Salah can match in a single campaign, with the Liverpool attacker claiming the prize three times in the 2017/18 campaign.

After winning September and January’s version, Rashford picked up the February award thanks to five goals from four matches in the league. The attacker also scored important goals for United at the Nou Camp and Wembley last month, albeit the award doesn’t recognise achievements in the cup competitions.

"It’s a great feeling," Rashford told the Premier League. "I feel like I’m still pushing and working towards the best version of me. I have to do that with my team and I can’t win this award without my team-mates."

The final award went to David de Gea on Friday, as the goalkeeper won the Save of the Month prize for his acrobatic stop to deny Kelechi Iheanacho’s header against Leicester City. It proved to be a vital save in the game as it kept the game scoreless after an opening 20 minutes where the Red Devils were not at the races, but eventually won 3-0.

It’s been a busy few months for De Gea when it comes to awards and milestones. He recently moved into the club’s all-time top-10 appearance makers, overtook Peter Schmeichel as the United goalkeeper with the most clean sheets and became the first non-British player to make 400 Premier League appearances for one club.

The only monthly award not collected by a United star was Goal of the Month, which was won by Willian for his strike against Nottingham Forest.