Troy Deeney has expressed his disbelief over the fact that one Manchester United player is still at the club.
It will be a busy summer at Old Trafford, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS aiming to guide Manchester United back to the top of English football. This won’t be an overnight job and they’re hiring the right people to bring positive change.
Erik ten Hag’s future is also in doubt after a poor run in the league and Europe this season.
As a result, Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate are being linked with the United job.
Former Premier League striker Deeney has identified one player he is surprised to still see at the club.
Speaking on Up Front, Deeney and Graeme Souness discussed Anthony Martial’s spell at Old Trafford.
“On big football decisions, they’ve given a masterclass on how not to do it,” Souness said.
“They’ve got all of them wrong, from recruitment, from people they should be selling and I’m thinking one name springs to mind from five years ago, this has to be Martial’s last chance saloon moment and I think he’s had a couple of contract since then…”
Deeney, formerly of Watford, agreed with Souness and added: “If you’re looking at someone like Martial, let’s use him as a case study, I would look back and go who are the great strikers we’ve had?
“Who do the fans think this person needs to now emulate moving forward? He’s had more than enough chances. What’s it nine years he’s been there now? And he’s never going to score you goals…
“I can understand why he’s still there because every manager in training coming in would look at him in training and go ‘cor, if he can get that onto match day then what a player I’ve got’. But he’s not capable of that,” Souness interjected.
Deeney added: “He’s never done that!”
Martial is set to leave United on a Bosman at the end of the season.
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