The Frenchman capped a fine personal and team display with the decisive moment against the Clarets – a sublime strike which found the net via the crossbar in the 54th minute – as the Reds secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Turf Moor.
He picked up 65 per cent of the final vote from supporters, with Phil Jones and Chris Smalling also nominated for their solid displays in defence which helped Jose Mourinho’s men keep a fifth successive clean sheet.
It was his 11th goal of the season in all competitions and the 22-year-old has now scored in three successive Premier League games for the first time, after also notching in the Reds’ wins against Everton and Stoke City in 2018.
Reacting to the win, Martial told MUTV: “I think we played good, it was a good game and the most important thing was to get the win, so everyone is happy. He [Romelu Lukaku] did good work [in the build-up to the goal] and I did a good shot, so I am happy.”
It’s the fifth time that Martial has picked up the star man award this season after also topping the poll in the Reds’ 4-1 wins over Burton Albion and CSKA Moscow respectively in September and victories over Tottenham and Benfica in October.
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