Anthony Martial revealed shocking details about his time at Manchester United.
In an interview with France Football, Martial spoke about how he played injured for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:
“The last two seasons, I have regularly played injured. People don’t know that I couldn’t get up to speed for four months after the Covid season. Solskjær tells me that he needs me, so I play”.
“Given my game, if I can’t accelerate, it becomes very difficult.”
“And they criticize me: the coach never bothered to tell the media. Obviously, I end up injuring myself definitively and when I come back, finished, I don’t play anymore”.
Anthony Martial: “The last two seasons, I’ve played regularly injured. People don’t know, I couldn’t accelerate for four months after the Covid season. Solskjær tells me he needs me, so I play.” [@francefootball]
— utdreport (@utdreport) September 10, 2022
Anthony Martial: “Given my game, if I can’t accelerate, it becomes very complicated. And I get criticized, the coach never bothered to tell the media. Obviously, I end up injured forever and when I come back, I’m done, I don’t play anymore.” [@francefootball] https://t.co/K5HSx04VkF
— utdreport (@utdreport) September 10, 2022
Anthony Martial: “I took it very badly. I had a feeling of injustice. They ask you to sacrifice yourself for the team and then they fire you. For me, it’s almost a betrayal. That’s all I hate. You can blame me, but Not because it’s fake.” [@francefootball] https://t.co/Ot2podqKyI
— utdreport (@utdreport) September 10, 2022
“I took it very badly. I had a feeling of injustice.”
“They ask you to sacrifice yourself for the team, and behind you they fire you.”
“For me, it is almost a betrayal. That’s all I hate. I can be blamed, but not for being fake.”
If the statements are to be believed, it’s not a good look on Solskjaer’s part.
Martial has been one of United’s most exciting players, and playing against him despite being injured is just embarrassing.
Fans are hoping the Frenchman can rediscover his form under Erik ten Hag and become a key player for this campaign.
His qualities to articulate the game in the attack phase would be priceless in the Dutch system.
