Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned on Anthony Martial over his attitude following Manchester United’s draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
The United manager vented his anger at Martial in front of the players in the dressing room after leaving the Frenchman on the bench at Old Trafford.
Fans criticised the 23-year-old forward on social media yesterday after he was filmed watching his team-mates in the warm-up, holding his hands behind his back and standing with one foot on a ball while they went through a series of drills.
Martial has been complaining of a bad back but it is understood Solskjaer was unhappy with the player’s blatant lack of effort. He decided to send on Alexis Sanchez rather than Martial (below) as a replacement for Marcus Rashford in the 65th minute. There have been concerns over Martial’s attitude since he signed a five-year contract at the end of January.
The dressing-room incident took some of the focus away from goalkeeper David de Gea whose latest error gifted Chelsea an equaliser. Solskjaer is expected to stand by De Gea for the remaining two games and team-mates have been rallying round the Spaniard.
Longlife2000
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when Mourinho was saying it some of you didn't understand him....
AntoJaison
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Martial's punishment should be severe, send him to Arsenal🤣😂
DaMhztourage
97
Only not again, he forced Jose to reprimand him in front of teammates , now he's repeating the same with Solskjaer who rarely criticise his players in public . Watching that video, one wonders if Martial was the team coach as he comfortably exhibited observatory role as his teammates were busy with their pre-match drills , very strange behaviour from ever strong-face Martial , Utd is really boiling inside.
meaceimrt
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they taught they were causing more harm to Mourinho, they haven't seen nothing yet.massive worst things are on de way coming.
Kandinsky888
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Martial is badly influenced by pogba... send pogba away and he will learn to show his better side. Man u need to stop emplacing young “stars” with numbers that ought to earned. Special numbers like 7, 10, 11 ... etc.... must surely be reserved only to those who have proven themselves to the club and not just because of the promises they potentially carry ...sigh...
Lakbno
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Solskjaer, please bench those motherfuckers & bring on those excellent academy boys- Gomez, Chiot, Mason etc
lukzlat910
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Use the hairdryer treatment if you need to, the players are not allowed to take advantage of your kindness and your lenience
meaceimrt
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Now to de coach(ole) as utd funs used to call him(de promise one).when he came and started, he was asked by sky sports that how do u see ur players because Mourinho used to complain de low level of his players: Listing to ole's answer; these player's are better.he tries to dig at Mourinho. Look at what is also happening to u.dis reminds me that ''if u troll a ball to de wall,it bounds back to u''. The promised one my foot.
Hitaiknruz
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if it was Mourinho u the press will nail him that he singles out player's, he criticizes individuals etc. I tell u b4 u realise this team will witness a nose dive.
RaphaelChandiwira
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Martial's attitude has always been wrong in my eyes. His body language even when he is playing isn't good most of the times.
Mizbmny
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martial left the training tour to see his gf at England despite Mou ask him to wait they Re about returning as a team. that he will give him enough time to meet her... yet he left. all the players in manu accept Fred. dalot and matic mata Mou personally push the manager to buy are disobedient to him.. English players all obey money.. while pogba obey edword who sign him for marketing and show. Mou have the heart to deal with them if the manager had allow him buy and sale players like other managers do
meaceimrt
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utd taught sacking Mourinho will make de team flourish and also make way for pogba to stay in de team.but I'm asking utd supporters,now what do we see or here ? "BETRAYAL"
Sedopuz
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Martial is another player who has to leave, he's having a bad attitude even inside the field of play, once he loose the ball he doesn't care not even trying to get it back, the French players at United thinks they're bigger than the team they must go, we love United although we never got a chance to play for our team coz we were born in those small countries where overseas teams don't think of buying players from, I wish I was born at least in the northern African countries, looking at what is happening at United is so painful to us, because of the the players who think they are bigger than the team, Mr e wood pls manage our beloved taem with respect
Punimoruy
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Mou tried to shape up Martial but everyone was was against him...in short,what Ole is doing is what Mou was trying had to do,Mou would actually have done better
moddnot
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That’s the trouble with these type of players!! Bad attitude and “star” arrogance mentality!!!! Not fit to wear the Man U badge!!!! Sell him and play Mason instead!
Mizbmny
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I never hear the great cr7 and messi having this disobedient and nonchalant atitutde with all there manager.. even they cry more than the entire team anytime they loss game and theh do extra work to deliver on the next game. that is how to know who need increase salary.. 10players should go out from manu now. city sold 20players with questions
FireBlaze14K
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Kick him out. These kind of attitude from players should not be allowed at united. Stop being a player favouring & players pleasing club. Discipline must be there. Club is always above the players not the other way around. Plz for God's sake United stop being mediocre.