Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, has told Anthony Martial that he is fighting for his future at the club, as he has failed to take his opportunities in the first team.
Martial has scored twice in nine Premier League starts this season, after having an impressive debut campaign in England in 2015/2016.
But Mourinho is not happy with the 21-year-old and has left him out of his squad lately.
“I don’t think he lost his focus. I think he just didn’t catch with both hands a big opportunity he had,” he told UK newspapers.
“We have still five players for these positions — we have Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Martial. I cannot give to the same player chance after chance after chance and not consider the effort of the others.
“When I have five players for two positions, I have to praise the good performance. Sometimes I have to take people out of the team. That’s simple.”
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