Manchester United icon Andy Cole believes star striker Marcus Rashford may soon need dropping.

Cole, who won the Champions League during United's historic 1999 treble season, states that coach Erik ten Hag has to make a tough choice.

While Cole is an admirer of Rashford, he believes the England forward cannot keep starting if he is playing at such a low level for his club.

He told Betfred: "When I was a footballer, whenever I lacked belief, I wanted to stay in the starting eleven in a bid to regain my confidence.

"However, now that I'm retired, I can see why it's good for some players to be taken out of the firing line.

"If you don't count last season for Marcus and you look at the two seasons prior to that, his form was exactly the same as it is now."