Red-hot Marcus Rashford wins Premier League Player of the Month for January - as Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta scoops Manger of the Month for the THIRD time this season

 Marcus Rashford was named Premier League Player of the Month for January 

It included Rashford's role in Man United's 2-1 win in the Manchester derby 

Mikel Arteta won the equivalent manager's accolade as Arsenal went unbeaten 

Marcus Rashford has been named as the Premier League's Player of the Month for January, after his role in helping Manchester United beat their city rivals in the derby, while Mikel Arteta won the manager's equivalent for his role guiding Arsenal.

The England striker was part of Erik ten Hag's side which turned it around against Manchester City to beat them 2-1 on January 14. 

is the second time this season that Rashford has claimed the award, having also nabbed it for his performances in September last year. 

Meanwhile, this is Arteta's third Manager of the Month award during the 2022-23 campaign, and his fifth overall.  

Rashford's January saw him feature in four of United's league games, including Bournemouth and Man City, while he scored three times, including a corker to open the scoring during their narrow defeat to league leaders Arsenal. 

Arsenal's month saw them retain their lead at the top of the Premier League, going unbeaten in the league with a goalless draw against Newcastle United followed by vital victories against Tottenham Hotspur and Man United. 

However, they did not go unbeaten in all competitions, as Man City eliminated them from the FA Cup.  

Manchester United's successful January spell saw them stay in the Premier League's top four, while they also made it to the FA Cup fifth round, and a solid first-leg performance against Nottingham Forest in the League Cup semi-final was consolidated with a 2-0 win on Wednesday to take them to the final at Wembley this month.   

It is the third time Rashford has claimed the Player of the Month award issued by the English top flight, having first won it in January 2019.

On receiving the award, Rashford posted it on Instagram alongside him holding the Manchester United Player of the Month trophy.

The caption read: 'The last month couldn't have gone better for me. On a personal note, it's the first time I've won these awards together and hopefully not the last. Thank you to my teammates, the coaches, my family and the fans for helping me to win these awards'.  

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So far during the 2022-23 season, Man City's Erling Haaland received the award for August in his first month of Premier League action following his big-money move to the Etihad, while Newcastle's Miguel Almiron won the accolade in October.

Because of the league's World Cup break, a joint November-December award was issued for the last two months of 2022, which was claimed by Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard. 

Manchester United striker Rashford was instrumental in comeback to beat Manchester City

Arteta poses with his backroom staff after claiming the award for the third time this season

On the manager's side, Arteta won in August, before Man United's Erik ten Hag claimed the September prize, and Newcastle gaffer Eddie Howe took home the gong the following month.

Arteta also claimed the joint November-December award for his work from the dugout, alongside his midfielder Odegaard's player prize. 

February's Premier League fixtures begin with a full compliment of games across this weekend, starting with Chelsea against Fulham on Friday night.

Arteta's Arsenal go to Everton on Saturday lunchtime, while Rashford's Manchester United host Crystal Palace at 3pm that afternoon.

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Although Arsenal haven't added youthful energy to their squad over the winter they have catered to the needs of Mikel Arteta. Jorginho isn't the glamour pick but he's a player that Arteta admires and is easy to see fitting in with the Spaniard's squad.

The Italian, at 31, is now the oldest player in the squad and is a different type of player to those seen at the Emirates Stadium this season. His lack of physicality is very different to Thomas Partey and his play style is slower, but it doesn't mean there isn't a very important role for him though.

He adds valuable experience from some of the biggest games in world football and also just being a different option gives Arteta new choices. For £12m on a 18-month deal it is hard to see the move going badly wrong. He was a well-liked character in the Chelsea squad and has played nearly 150 Premier League matches across four-and-a-half years

The Daily Mail have previously reported that Blues star N'Golo Kante would be of interest to Arsenal. With the Frenchman entering his final six months on his contract he will be eligible to leave for free over the summer. Although football.london understands that Kante is involved in new talks to renew his deal there is still a chance he moves on.

With a raft of new, young players coming in at Stamford Bridge it is only natural that his role in the squad comes under question. He's also a player that has been admired amongst those in north London.

Speaking in 2021 Arsene Wenger admitted that Kante could have played in red before he even joined Leicester. The former Arsenal boss said: "He [Kante] played for a club in Paris that's called Suresnes where one of my best friends is director and he told me, 'Please, I have a player we know that is unbelievable. Nobody wants him in France.'

"He took him in his car and travelled with him from club to club. And finally, a club from division three in France (Boulogne) took N'Golo Kante. It's an unbelievable story. You could make a film about him as well. And he is something that you don’t find often. He wins the ball without making any foul, and straight away he moves that ball forward."

Wenger and Arsenal were struggling in midfield at the time and never found a settled selection that pushed them back onto Premier League success. Kante may well have helped with that but it's not too late. Partnering him at Arsenal with Jorginho, even on a short-term deal, may well help both parties.

The pair featured together 124 times at Chelsea, winning 67 of the matches in which they were on the field at the same time. Although as a partnership they were never perfect in either box it is a set of experienced players that most managers would snap at the chance to sign.

Arsenal are on a very different path currently but if the opportunity to sign Kante arises it could help them get the best out of their

new £12m man.