The Old Trafford faithful are desperate to see more from their favourite youngsters
I wasn't sure if I should give Rashford and Martial a B or a C. They were incredible at the start of the season. Rashford and Martial were running past defenders as if they weren't there. If Martial was starting, Rashford would come off the bench and score. If Rashford was starting, Martial would come off the bench and score or provide an assist.
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It was all going so well until Alexis Sanchez's arrival saw them getting frozen out of the team. With limited game time, at such a young age, you cannot expect youngsters to just pop and do the needful whenever asked. That's the reason why both players have had a disappointing second half of the season.
However, the potential is frightening. Rashford scored 13 goals and laid out 6 assists all season. Martial scored 11 and assisted 7. I mean, "MORE, LADS, MORE, COME ON!"
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Ander Herrera
Herrera has regained his spot in the starting XI
This guy is Manchester United, man. Matic came and kicked him out of the team. Scotty boy was getting run-ins. Pogba was playing deep. He had nothing going for him halfway through the season. Then he worked and he clawed his way back into the team and put in some champions shifts to finally bring some sort of stability to the midfield.
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Herrera does the basic things well. He sweeps well, he tackles well and he passes the ball well. And he speaks like a player who belongs. Herrera is worthy of that captain's armband for the sincerity and the love that he shows for the club.
For fighting back and playing a crucial role in ensuring a 2nd placed finish, Herrera gets a B.
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Shambhu Ajith
Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.
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