The classy striker, signed at the start of the season from Aston Villa, grabbed the only goal in victories over Charlton Athletic and Derby County to keep the Reds in the Premier League title hunt.
At The Valley, the game was deadlocked going into the closing stages when Paul Scholes worked his way into a crossing position and stood the ball up for Yorke to climb and divert his header into the net. It was another late winner by Alex Ferguson's men.
A few days later, in the opening game of the month on 3 February, United entertained Derby at Old Trafford.