Rashford is victim of own versatility

MARCUS Rashford is paying the price for his versatility at United.

That is the view of former Old Trafford midfielder Gordon Strachan as questions about the forward’s future at Old Trafford are raised.

The young Mancunian has had mixed form this season despite being among Jose Mourinho’s most-used players.

But he has featured on the left wing – where he has rotated with Anthony Martial – on the right, as a central striker and a second striker without making any of them his own.

The academy graduate is in competition with the likes of Martial, new boy Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and main striker Romelu Lukaku for a starting place.

And Strachan believes it is his ability to play various roles that has made it difficult for Rashford.

The Scot said: “His problem is he can play in a few positions.

“At this moment he doesn’t know what he’s best at either.

“And at Manchester United at the moment with Jose, he likes that big powerful striker up front to hold it up. I don’t know if Marcus is that type of player. Can he play off the left and right? He certainly can. Can he play at number 10? I don’t know.

“At that point you’ve got to find where your best position is.

“Some players go ‘I can only play there’ and some ‘I can only play there’. But he can play in a lot of different positions.”