Rank the central forward seasons post-SAF

[Idxomer]

2013/2014 I mostly blocked this season but according to the stats Van Persie had 24 games as CF, Welbeck 16, and Rooney 12. What I remember is Rooney was our main forward, it doesn't matter whether he was a second striker or not.

2014/2015 RVP had 27 appearances as CF that season, surprisingly Falcao is second with 26, 12 times he was substituted in though. Rooney is 3rd at 16. Pick up your poison from this formidable trio.

2015/2016 Rooney was our main man that season with 27 games as CF, Martial 2nd with 25, and Rashford 3rd with 15. I'm gonna stick with Martial here because the silent domination was too much for me that year.

2016/2017 Less tinkering that season with the arrival of Ibra who played 46 games, his injury made Rashford see lots of games as the main striker at the end with Martial only getting 7 games at the position the whole season.

2017/2018 Lukaku led us with 51 games, Rashford 2nd with 16 and Martial 3rd with 10.

2018/2019 Again Lukaku led us with 45 games, Rashford saw many more games as CF with the arrival of Ole, Martial was still not trusted there.

2019/2020 Martial finally gets back to his favorite position with 42 games so far as our main striker. Rashford only played there once against Chelsea when Martial wasn't injured.

The stats are from transfermarket.

My ranking would be:

Martial 19/20
Lukaku 17/18
Ibrahimovic 16/17
Rooney 13/14
Martial 15/16
Lukaku 18/19 & Rooney 14/15

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

2013/2014 I mostly blocked this season but according to the stats Van Persie had 24 games as CF, Welbeck 16, and Rooney 12. What I remember is Rooney was our main forward, it doesn't matter whether he was a second striker or not.

2014/2015 RVP had 27 appearances as CF that season, surprisingly Falcao is second with 26, 12 times he was substituted in though. Rooney is 3rd at 16. Pick up your poison from this formidable trio.

2015/2016 Rooney was our main man that season with 27 games as CF, Martial 2nd with 25, and Rashford 3rd with 15. I'm gonna stick with Martial here because the silent domination was too much for me that year.

2016/2017 Less tinkering that season with the arrival of Ibra who played 46 games, his injury made Rashford see lots of games as the main striker at the end with Martial only getting 7 games at the position the whole season.

2017/2018 Lukaku led us with 51 games, Rashford 2nd with 16 and Martial 3rd with 10.

2018/2019 Again Lukaku led us with 45 games, Rashford saw many more games as CF with the arrival of Ole, Martial was still not trusted there.

2019/2020 Martial finally gets back to his favorite position with 42 games so far as our main striker. Rashford only played there once against Chelsea when Martial wasn't injured.

The stats are from transfermarket.

My ranking would be:

Martial 19/20
Lukaku 17/18
Ibrahimovic 16/17
Rooney 13/14
Martial 15/16
Lukaku 18/19 & Rooney 14/15

Our best season was 16/17 with two trophies, but the league position was poor and Ibra was up and down in the league.
This year can be as good if we win the europa league so Martial can still show us more.
The Moyes season was pure disaster and I am not sure Rooney was that good apart from in CL.

 

[Offside]

RVP getting 18 goals in 2013/14 when he was injured a lot was a decent season. Some great moments too like the hattrick against Olympiacos. Should be higher on that list certainly than Lukaku last season which was crap and Rooney 14/15.

I like having Ibra and he did score a lot of goals but he missed a crazy amount of chances that year some which cost us massively especially in the league. We won two trophies that season but the league position was pathetic.

 

[Idxomer]

I like having Ibra and he did score a lot of goals but he missed a crazy amount of chances that year some which cost us massively especially in the league. We won two trophies that season but the league position was pathetic.

That's why I have Lukaku 17/18 above him, he was more dynamic and better foil for Rashford and Martial in the 1st half of the season.

 

[gerdm07]

Why?

 

[Idxomer]

Why?

Because there's nothing better to do.

 

[Raw]

Decided to look up the stats of our main centre forwards for each season:

19/20 - Martial (23 goals, 11 assists, 3356 mins)
18/19 - Lukaku (15 goals, 4 assists, 3001 mins), Rashford (13 goals, 9 assists, 3291 mins)
17/18 - Lukaku (27 goals, 9 assists, 4071 mins)
16/17 - Ibrahimovic (28 goals, 10 assists, 3847 mins), Rashford (11 goals, 7 assists, 3068 mins)
15/16 - Martial (18 goals, 11 assists, 4663 mins), Rooney (15 goals, 6 assists, 3549 mins)
14/15 - Rooney (14 goals, 6 assists, 3236 mins), RVP (12 goals, 3 assists, 2346 mins)
13/14 - Rooney (19 goals, 22 assists, 3317 mins), RVP (18 goals, 3 assists, 2080 mins)

I'd probably go with

1. 19/20 Martial
This is the first season where I felt that we finally had a productive striker that could play for us long term. Someone that isn't just a stopgap player, and someone who is absolutely loving playing his favoured role. Despite his lengthy injury, he could still potentially reach 25+ goals this season. His overall play has improved so much, and is a good shout for our player of the year.
2. 16/17 Ibrahimovic
He was absolutely massive for us that season and it felt good seeing someone adapt so easily to the league. He did miss a lot of chances, but he buried a feck load as well, and played a big part in our trophy wins (less so in the Europa to be fair). His cocky swagger was a joy to experience, and having such a personality at Old Trafford will always be remembered.
3. 13/14 Rooney
He was our only bright spark that season who wasn't just putting away the goals, he was also assisting them. He did all he could for a heavily declining team under a shite manager, and saved us from becoming even worse than what we were. Having 41 contributions (the most in this list) under a David Moyes team deserves a lot of praise.
4. 15/16 Martial
Huge breakout season for a new, unknown youngster that none of us knew about. Despite this being our worst attacking season post-Fergie, he really shined and played a big part in getting us the FA Cup.
5. 17/18 Lukaku
Might be harsh of me to put a player who got our second highest goal tally this low in the list but for me there wasn't anything really exciting about him then. A streaky player who barely did much in the big games apart from that Chelsea home game.
6. 18/19 Lukaku
Only reason he isn't last was because of that night in Paris. Done feck all else really.
7. 14/15 Rooney
Absolutely nothing season for our attack.