Haven't read all of this thread and to be honest I won't bother, I get the gist.
For me, I've said it before and I'll say it again, most of our problems come from the lack of movement from the front 3, mainly Rashford, Martial (when fit) and Greenwood (who is still learning). Don't get me wrong, they're all learning from Cavani at the moment, Greenwood seemingly quicker than the rest, however, the point is, McFred aren't fantastic as a duo, but both have different qualities. Fred... he epitomises our team. He can be shite one half and brilliant the next - when the forwards are mobile, he picks passes as he can actually release the ball when the forwards aren't stood still holding hands with the defenders. Mct..... I hate the Pro Evo Soccer categorisation of players so used by Goldbridge, but McT is not a defensive midfielder or a 'CDM', when he bombs forward, with Fred sitting (second half obviously), we're good, he can make things happen around the box, moves it well and has a decent shot on him.
All this nonsense of them being 2 players in one is just that, nonsense. They can be a decent pairing, we just use them in the wrong way, we need to free McT in 1st halves from hereon in.