Gary Neville has urged Manchester United to stop trying to mould Bruno Fernandes into a false-nine role and instead play Marcus Rashford as a striker.
The Red Devils have relied so much on Cristiano Ronaldo to provide big moments following his return this season. While Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga have provided some key contributions, Ronaldo has proved the go-to man.
Meanwhile, Rashford has suffered a dip in form. He has not scored since January and subsequently dropped out of the England squad for the recent international break.
Furthermore, he is struggling to get a regular starting role up top for Man Utd. Instead, Fernandes has played in an advanced role alongside Paul Pogba in recent weeks.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick employed such tactics away at Manchester City in the 4-1 defeat for the Red Devils. And he did so again on Saturday for the 1-1 draw with Leicester.
Sky Sports pundits Neville and Jamie Redknapp admitted that they thought Rashford would start having had a break.
“Marcus Rashford is having a massive low,” Neville said. “To not be in that Manchester United team today is saying something, I have to say.
“To play without a centre-forward at home against Leicester when he’s had a couple of weeks’ break as well is a big decision by Ralf Rangnick.”
Redknapp added: “Marcus Rashford’s not had any international football, you think he’d be training well, showing that he wants to play.
“If you’re seeing a midfield player – which is…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Manchester United – TEAMtalk…