Manchester United leapt above Arsenal into fifth spot with victory over Leicester on Sunday as they kept the heat on Chelsea in the race for a Champions League spot.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men now sit just two points behind the Blues, who occupy fourth spot, following a remarkable reversal of fortunes under the Old Trafford favourite.
Paul Pogba set up England international Rashford, who scored his eighth goal in 13 outings to earn a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium as both players continued their impressive form under Solskjaer.
The United manager's 10th game in charge brought a ninth win, with revived United not needing to leave third gear.
"Our attitude was spot on," Solskjaer said after the victory. "There are couple of bruised noses and knees. It is supposed to be like this, there are three points on the line. Our lads sacrificed everything they had.
Here's how the Premier League table looked when Solskjaer took the reins at Old Trafford...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Man City | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 44 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Wolves | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Watford | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Leicester | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Brighton | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Cardiff | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 14 |
| 17 | Southampton | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -16 | 12 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 12 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 10 |
| 20 | Fulham | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -26 | 9 |
It is some turnaround by Solskjaer, who inherited a side which sat 11 points outside the top four after a disappointing opening to the campaign under Jose Mourinho.
Many had already written United out of the race for a Champions League spot before Christmas, but 22 points gathered from 24 available in the Premier League have propelled the Red Devils into contention.
The 2-2 draw with Burnley at Old Trafford in January was the only disappointment of Solskjaer's reign thus far, and even then United wrestled back from 2-0 down to snatch a point with less than 10 minutes to play.
Solskjaer said: "I think we've risen to most of the challenges, maybe of course the setback of the two Burnley goals we conceded, maybe they will make us move to the next level because I think we've given ourselves a chance now to get into the top four maybe earlier than we thought.
Here's how the table looks now...
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Man City | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 59 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 50 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 48 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 | Wolves | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Watford | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Leicester | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | West Ham | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Brighton | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Southampton | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | Burnley | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -20 | 24 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -24 | 22 |
| 19 | Fulham | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -30 | 17 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | -33 | 11 |
