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Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho discusses Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial problem
MANCHESTER UNITED are unbalanced when Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are both playing.
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That’s according to Jose Mourinho, who says his team lose out defensively if he deploys the young forwards at the same time.
Rashford and Martial have been used interchangeably on the left wing this year as Mourinho pits them against each other to bring out their best form.
But they were handed a rare start together when United welcomed Newcastle to Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
Rashford and Martial began the game on opposite flanks but both ended up on the left hand side.
So to play them together gives us things but also takes some things away
And Mourinho has now identified the issue that causes for his side - even if it makes them more potent going forwards.
"They both like to play in the same position and that is difficult," said Mourinho.
"They both prefer to play on the left than on the right.
"When both play with another striker through the middle, we lose a point of contact with a midfielder that we are used to, with a player playing behind the striker.
Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have been interchanged on Manchester United's left this season
Rashford's goal for Man United against Burton Albion
Jose Mourinho says his team miss out defensively when Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both play
"But when we started finding them both on the left, between the striker and the winger, was the moment in the first half when we started creating more.
"In the first half, we felt a little bit unstable in our defensive areas and that was clearly not because of the defensive players, but because of our balance.
"So to play them together gives us things but also takes some things away."
Rashford and Martial will be hoping to start when United travel to Switzerland to face Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
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