Think you miss the point to be honest. I doubt anyone thinks his starting place shouldn’t be in doubt. But I would be more worried about whether we should keep Sancho than Rashford.
I'm not sure that's true. People do routinely present stats to argue he's essential and that not seeing his worth based on those stats is somehow small minded. You wouldn't get posters objecting to strongly if they just viewed him as a squad/rotation option.
He's capable of playing well but probably for the longest time for every half a of football match where he's looked competent there have been six or seven games where his contribution have been a disgrace and his presence counter productive. I don't know how he gets away with turning out most weeks with the energy of a 47 year old, 20-a-day retired pundit pitching up for a Unicef fundraising match against Gordon Ramsay and Robbie Williams.
And the excuses NEVER stop. He looks like he's fallen out of love with the game. He might have personal concerns at home. He's still recovering from the injury. He hasn't had a pre-season/ he's had too much of a pre-season. He's playing out of position. The opposition doesn't suit him, he's better against a high line. The wind was against him.
There's nothing there with this lad. Even if we get someone with (supposedly) half the talent with an average work rate he'd be more useful