Gary Neville has said that Gabriel Martinelli has been better than Marcus Rashford this campaign.
The Sky pundit was replying to a fan on Twitter who questioned why the Manchester United forward was pipped by the Arsenal winger in his Premier League Team of the Season.
Gary Neville, who is known to not just be a United legend but a boyhood fan of the club gave his two cents on why Gabriel Martinelli has outshone Marcus Rashford.
Gary Neville says Gabriel Martinelli has been better than Marcus Rashford this season
Branded as ‘elite’ by Rio Ferdinand, the England international has had an exceptional season, carrying Manchester United to a potential top four place almost singlehandedly.
However, the Brazilian wideman has been in terrific tough for the Gunners too, with 15 goals and six assists to his name in all competitions.
As the question between whether Gabriel Martinelli or Marcus Rashford has had a better season remains a difficult one to answer, Gary Neville has settled the debate.
“Rashford and Martinelli have almost identical stats. It just came down to the football and combinations I’ve seen from Martinelli and Arsenal’s season with his impact on it.”
Gabriel Martinelli has outperformed the Manchester United poster-boy
It’s hard to disagree with Gary Neville over his take about Gabriel Martinelli having been superior to Marcus Rashford this season.
However, what can be disagreed upon is both players’ values to their sides, as without Rashford’s goals, United would most definitely be out of the top four race by this point.
In terms of influencing a game, on the other hand, Martinelli impacts proceedings far more than Rashford, who has become more of an end product machine.
Martinelli, even without producing a goal or an assist gives opposition defences nightmares and is one of the best players on the pitch.
For that very reason, Gabriel Martinelli is a worthy winner of this debate.
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