The fact is that Martial is a good player - even if one day we need a more consistent traditional number 9; I believe martial is good enough to be number 2 for any top club.
Why I say that is the 352 with a partnership of
1) Rashford & Greenwood
2) Martial & Rashford
3) Martial & a future left footed striker providing balance to Greenwood(traore or even Haaland)
4) Martial & Greenwood
4) Rashford & a future left footed striker
May all be the future tactic that we play with if we change our front line to be more predatory.
Van de Beek is also a player that will benefit a 2 man striker partnership because he can play as a CAM/False 9 making the runs to widen the front 2 when needed.
If we had to include Pogba and Van de Beek in the team we should play this.
De gea
Lindelof- Maguire
AWB---Matic---Shaw
Bruno- Pogba
VDB
Greenwood- Rashford
A 235:
Matic is the player that turns a back 2 in to a back 3 when defensively under pressure (the Fabinho or Fernandinho of our squad). VDB, Bruno, and Pogba drop in to defensive areas in midfield to restart a counter between the players. AwB and Shaw are defensive on the wide flanks to aim to tackle and recycle possession towards our centre midfielders who can create.
When the counter is ready, VDB makes a run forward whilst Greenwood and Rashford widen up to get the ball on the counter and make a run in behind the defence. Bruno & Pogba then have the ability to make a pass to the inverted forwards or play it centrally to VDB who has also made an intelligent run to either play it on to the forwards or spread out the opposition defence. Bruno and Pogba individually have the ability to shoot from far aswell.
The 352 is a 532 on the defence and a 235 on the attack. Players like VDB, Bruno and Pogba have all the defensive cover the require to play creatively.