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Anthony Martial was alleged to have been involved in a coming together with Manchester United youngster Dan Gore last week.
The French forward made the headlines for the wrong reasons but we shouldn’t over-analyse a minor bust up in training when these are always likely to happen in competitive environments, especially when there is a ball to win.
According to the Guardian, Martial has since apologised to the teenager after he retaliated following a strong tackle from the 18-year-old, as a section of United’s squad continue to train during the World Cup.
Martial missed out on a place in the France squad and was not called up, despite Karim Benzema’s injury ahead of the tournament.
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This will be an important period for Martial at Carrington because he has been unable to stay fit this season. Perhaps that is why he acted angrily to a strong challenge in training.
It is also suggested that Erik ten Hag informed Gore that challenging a first-team player should not occur in the session because of the risk of injury.
I’m sure they will get over it. These things happen in football.
