Most Manchester United fans are running out of patience with Anthony Martial.
The Frenchman joined United in 2015, burst onto the scene with a sensational debut goal against Liverpool and was tipped as one to keep an eye on.
Since then he’s never hit the heights expected and Martial now plays like a someone who has given up on his career.
Martial has scored just 62 goals in the Premier League and it said a lot that Sevilla didn’t want to keep him after previously signing him on loan.
But Berbatov, a former Monaco teammate of Martial, still believes in the Frenchman (via Dazn): “I really hope Martial has a future at Man United. I’m a bit biased because I used to play with him, and I saw the quality he has.
“He needs to be shaken up a little bit, and there are moments where he needs to push hard and change his game.”
Berbatov did hint at a change in Martial’s body language in the last few games, saying: “I saw in the last couple of games, he did that, he pressed, he was angry in his body language and going hard towards the opposition.”
The Bulgarian believes that complacency had set in for Martial and that he needed a wake-up call, adding: “When you’ve been at a club for a long time, you get
complacent. And people around you need to wake you up and say, ‘Look, you have so many qualities that you’re not using correctly. Wake up, do more and bring it to the team.”
In terms of game time, Martial has started just two league matches since the start of the season, with eight substitute appearances to show for his efforts. To make matters worse he has yet to score a league goal – like Rasmus Hojlund, who can be excused as being a 20-year-old in a new team.
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