5 players that should be starting instead of being benched

#1 Anthony Martial

I’m not quite sure how much more you need to do as a footballer to get a regular start. Anthony Martial has had a sensational start to the season, even earning the club’s September Player of the Month award, yet he’s come off the bench almost twice as often as he’s been playing from the off.

Five goals and four assists so far for any player would be a fantastic headline after just nine games, yet only once has he started in the Premier League. Admittedly, Marcus Rashford has also shone in the early part of the season and Juan Mata is a dependable man on the opposite flank.

But, just for a moment, imagine the havoc that a Rashford-Lukaku-Martial strike force could create on opposition defences? For now, it will be just a pipe dream but in the not-too-distant future, if he keeps playing like this, Jose Mourinho will have no option other than to give him a go from minute one.