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Manchester United: Surviving Without Zlatan Ibrahimovic

By Luke Hambleton

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United during the EFL Cup Final match between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on February 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United during the EFL Cup Final match between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on February 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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Anthony Martial

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 30: Anthony Martial of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal of the game during the EFL Cup quarter final match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford on November 30, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 30: Anthony Martial of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal of the game during the EFL Cup quarter final match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford on November 30, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

The French winger was originally bought as a center forward by Louis Van Gaal last summer. After terrorizing right backs for most of the season, Martial found his new home at left wing. He played anywhere on the front 3 at Monaco, but he has settled on the left at United. He has the ability to play up top but is unlikely to play in the center for Mourinho.

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The young attacker has scored 7 goals in all competitions and if the manager wants to use something different up top, then he has Martial at his disposal. It would be an interesting choice to leave Martial as the lone striker, but Mourinho has that option.

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