Erik ten Hag believes the in form forward Marcus Rashford is “unstoppable” at the moment after he scored the winner in their 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday.

Rashford’s goal was the game-winner, giving the Red Devils their ninth straight win since Cristiano Ronaldo’s last game for the team in November.

Ronaldo’s tense departure from the team could have stopped the progress made under Ten Hag.

But without the drama surrounding the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, United are doing very well with Rashford in the spotlight.

This season, the England player has scored 16 goals for United, and he has scored in nine straight games at Old Trafford.

Rashford looked like he might have to leave the game against City because he was hurt in the first half, but he fought through it and scored the game-winning goal with eight minutes left.

“He’s unstoppable,” said Ten Hag.

“Opponents will go tough against him to stop him. He keeps going, keeps focusing for his chances and in the end he got his reward.

“One of the main jobs for a manager, coaching staff, is to work on the mentality of the team,” added Ten Hag. “That has a lot of elements and one of them is resilience.

“This team is progressing a lot in dealing with setbacks, suffering, dealing with painful moments, like a goal against. We have players on the pitch who have the experience that in one moment things can change.”