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Strongest Possible Manchester United Line Up To Face West Bromwich Albion – Rashford And Martial As Attackers

Midfielders: Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera, Memphis Depay, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford

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This seems to be the best thing going on for Van Gaal. His mid-fielders of late have really started to know each other’s game. The Herrera-Schneiderlin partnership at central midfield has slowly started to show us a combination that might be leading to something good. There is absolutely no doubt about the 3 attacking mid-fielders. Memphis was good last match if not great; Mata stepped up to the captain’s armband and gave a stellar free-kick. The right attacking winger seems to be a fun challenge for Van Gaal though. Against Watford, in the first half he played Martial in that role and in the second half he interchanged him for Rashford. Once being assigned on the right, Rashford showed us a brilliant performance. For 10 minutes he absolutely dominated the opponents in the final third. It only makes sense for Van Gaal to start him on the right.

Striker: Anthony Martial

Anthony Martial

Without a shadow of a doubt, it should be the Frenchman who should start in that lone striker role. It’s up to Van Gaal to make sure that Martial adapts to that role as quickly as possible given the fact that he has played a major amount of time out on the wide right or left. But having seen his performances in the second half against Watford and also in the matches in the recent past where he actually played upfront, it doesn’t seem to be a major problem for Van Gaal as Martial did show good signs of adaptation to the role.