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Gary Neville believes Manchester United should drop Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney and give Henrikh Mkhitaryan a chance.

United boss Jose Mourinho has played Ibrahimovic as a No.9 in most games this season while Rooney has been in and out of the side.

The summer signing from Borussia Dortmund, Mkhitaryan, however has barely featured and has not started a game since September. Mourinho insisted the Armenian needed 'to do more' after this month's defeat to Fenerbahce.

Speaking to an audience at the Oxford Union, Neville picked his current best United starting line up.

The former Valencia manager chose David De Gea in goal, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Daley Blind in defence.

In midfield he selected Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick and Mkhitaryan and up front he chose Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

Rashford's inclusion came as no surprise as Neville had previously explained that he takes pride when seeing academy graduates play for United.

He said: "When I see Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard on the pitch it makes me feel proud that Manchester United is true to itself and its principles.

"The fundamentals of the Man United style of play - developing youth, wing play etc. - should never change. It's part of our identity."

The omissions of both Rooney and Ibrahimovic up front are more surprising while the selection of Armenian midfielder Mkhitaryan shows a very different attitude to Mourinho's picks.

The Dortmund midfielder was outstanding in the Bundesliga and Neville is adamant he has the quality to make an impact at United.