Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to stop playing Anthony Martial down the middle, because he isn't a No. 9.
That's the opinion of Steve McClaren, who says the Red Devils will get the most out of the forward if they play him on the left.
Solskjaer has had to get creative in recent weeks after Marcus Rashford suffered a back injury, and as a result Martial has sometimes been played as a lone forward.
But McClaren reckons Solskjaer is making a mistake when doing this, as Martial is at his best when he is deployed out wide for Man United.
"I think this is where he's been struggling in this midfield and its blend and balance," McClaren told Sky Sports.
"It's square pegs in square holes, round pegs in round holes. At the moment [Andreas] Pereira, who I've seen play as a No 10, is he a holder?
"Fred is getting better, more confident, but he likes to roam around. They've got nobody like a [Roy] Keane sat in there.
"Absolutely [Scott McTominay] could do that but he still goes and wanders, but at least he's got the physicality to get around. So they're missing somebody in there.
"They've signed [Bruno] Fernandes who they think is their No 10. A key role when you're playing that kind of system.
"[Juan] Mata, great player. Best position? Don't know, don't know. Winger? No. James is still a young player finding his legs and the key one is Martial.
"Martial is not a No 9, he is not a striker. All his goals, all his best moments are on that left-hand side. Whether that's outside left or whether that's inside left, that's where he plays.
"He cannot play down the middle on his own."
