How Man Utd went 30 games unbeaten in all competitions at Old Trafford

It proved to be successive Carabao Cup outings as we continued on the road to Wembley with the first match back after the Qatar tournament a pre-Christmas defeat of a Burnley side that would run away with the Championship, with Rashford again showing his quality with a stupendous goal.

The England forward and his team-mates were unstoppable on home turf around this time. We scored three times in each of our next four fixtures there with Rashford netting in all of them, including a brace against Charlton Athletic. Yet the biggest test would come on 14 January, when Manchester City headed across town.

Jack Grealish put the Blues in front on the hour mark but a spirited response, in the best traditions of the club, turned the derby on its head. Amid chaotic scenes of celebration, Bruno Fernandes and Rashford beat Ederson twice inside four minutes to truly indicate Ten Hag’s side were capable of beating anybody.

Rashford’s run of scoring in nine successive home games was ended when he had an effort harshly ruled out against Reading in the Emirates FA Cup, as two-goal Casemiro took centre stage instead.

Leeds United, rather surprisingly, looked best placed to inflict a first defeat since the Real Sociedad game, when leading 2-0 with over an hour gone. Rashford, inevitably, and Jadon Sancho restored parity and, in truth, the Yorkshiremen were probably relieved to clinch a point in the end.