Almost two-fifths of the fans voting in our Official App felt the no.10 merited the accolade, after an energetic display in which he frequently drove at the visitors' makeshift defence and posed all sorts of problems for their young centre-back Rhys Williams in particular, as he cut inside from the left wing.
Rashford restored United's lead in the game just three minutes after half-time when he fired past Alisson Becker - his fourth goal in as many Old Trafford meetings with the Merseysiders - but he also received huge plaudits for the crossfield pass that created Mason Greenwood's first-half equaliser.