'Martial should lead the line'
Ruud van Nistelrooy says new recruit Anthony Martial should lead the line for Manchester United this season instead of Wayne Rooney.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Chelsea | 42 | +50 | 88 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +38 | 88 | W2-0 | W2-0 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | +32 | 80 | W3-2 | L1-3 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | +18 | 70 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | +13 | 70 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +11 | 67 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 42 | +7 | 64 | L0-1 | D1-1 | |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | -4 | 61 | W4-0 | L0-1 | |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | +9 | 60 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | -1 | 60 | D2-2 | L1-4 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | +7 | 57 | L0-2 | L1-2 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | +7 | 57 | D0-0 | D2-2 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | -11 | 57 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | +4 | 52 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | -13 | 51 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | +9 | 49 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | -6 | 49 | |||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | -10 | 47 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -26 | 47 | W3-2 | L1-2 | |
| 20 | Derby County | 42 | -36 | 42 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 21 | Swansea City | 42 | -49 | 29 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 42 | -49 | 24 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| Middlesbrough | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 17th | 14th | 17th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Drawn | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Lost | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 11th | 12th | 19th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 3-2-1 | 0-1-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 5-6 | 7-5 | 4-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 19th | 18th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 41 | 26 | 15 |
| Failed to score | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 5th | 7th | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 47 | 18 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 15th | 13th |
| Goal difference | -6 | +8 | -14 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 20th | 21st |
| Goal total | 88 | 44 | 44 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game | ||
| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Away | w/o win in last 10 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-5 | 3-2-2 | 2-1-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-7 | 5-3 | 3-10 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D0-0 |
D0-0 |
L1-2 |
| Occurence | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 17th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 47 | -6 | .440 |
| English FA Cup | Fifth Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | .667 |
| English League Cup | First Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 47 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 51 | -4 | .457 | |