Gary Neville has told Marcus Rashford he can maximise Anthony Martial's chances of establishing himself as Manchester United's first-choice striker by proving he is a capable left winger.
Although United's front three of Rashford, Martial and Jesse Lingard interchanged during Sunday's 4-0 win over Chelsea, Martial primarily operated through the middle.
The French forward impressed throughout and grabbed a deserved goal when he stabbed home from Andreas Pereira's cross in the 65th minute.
Martial was signed as a central striker and top-scored in his debut season for United with 17 goals in 49 appearances. That tally remains his highest in a single campaign since moving to Old Trafford and Neville is hopeful Martial will finally realise his lofty potential this term.
"Martial has not realised his potential on the left side for three or four years and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is probably thinking he wants to play centre forward, he's a good finisher, I have to give him that chance," Neville told Sky Sports.
"You could argue it's to the detriment of Rashford, but if he can get his head around playing on the left and be comfortable and Martial can be a centre-forward then it's worth giving him that chance.
"At Manchester United when there's speculation around Martial leaving there's been a big fear that he will go to another club and become one of the best players in the world because he has got that much talent. I think now is the time for Martial to deliver it. He is being given his chance as a centre-forward and scored a good goal today [against Chelsea]."
