Is ‘s solo effort at Sunderland our Goal of the Month for April?
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Armenian captain could win another award for his left-foot finish against Sunderland. April witnessed some excellent goals from Manchester United’s first team, Reserves and Academy sides, and voting is now open on
Marcus RashfordĀ has a pair of important efforts in theĀ Goal of the Month pollĀ – the opener in probably the best game of the period, United’s 2-0 home win over Chelsea, and the extra-time winner as the Reds eventually overcame Anderlecht to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
The shortlist includes submissions from the sameĀ game at Sunderland:Ā Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s excellent shot on the turn from the edge of the area andĀ Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s left-foot finish across the Black Cats’ acclaimed young goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford.
The only overseas entry in this month’s poll comes next, withĀ Matthew OlosundeĀ marking his return to his native United States by scoring a cracker in theĀ Dallas CupĀ for the Reds’ Under-19 team.
After Rashford’s brace, two strikes from United’s Under-18s are separated in the shortlist byĀ Anthony Martial’s stunning counter-attackĀ at Turf MoorĀ when he broke from inside his own half, outran Burnley’s Joey Barton and played a one-two with Ander Herrera before sweeping the Reds ahead.
Either side of Martial’s effort, one can seeĀ Zak DearnleyĀ bursting down the left flank at The Cliff to roll the ball in atĀ West Ham’s near postĀ andĀ Callum Gribbin’s sweet left foot firing in the first of United’s five goals asĀ Reading were defeated 5-2 at home on Saturday.