da brdice： Anthony Martial has a “face like a slapped arse” at Manchester United and the club’s reserve keeper “would do a better job” up top, says Paul Parker.
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France international struggling for a sparkHas been at Old Trafford since 2015Time with Red Devils coming to a closeWHAT HAPPENED?
The moody France international striker has netted just two goals for the Red Devils this season, with only four Premier League starts being passed his way. He was included from the off against Newcastle last time out, but his supposed lack of effort resulted in an angry clash with manager Erik ten Hag and many are now calling for the 28-year-old forward to be moved on at the earliest opportunity.
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Parker – who won two Premier League titles during his time with United – is among those to have taken aim at Martial, telling : “I hope that his situation has gotten worse after that argument. I really hope so, because it's getting embarrassing now. He has had his opportunities to go and prove himself at Sevilla. He came back and has been given so many chances. He hasn't grabbed the chance, it's incredible. He is not showing any enthusiasm. There is this phrase, that if someone looks like him, they have a face like a slapped arse. I just look at him sometimes and believe he should sit at a table in Las Vegas, because he looks like a gambler. We don´t know if he is enjoying himself, you just don´t know.”
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Ex-Red Devils defender Parker added on the need to freeze Martial out as he currently offers nothing to the collective cause: “If I did what he did on the touchline, when I played under Sir Alex Ferguson… I would have crumbled and I would have lost the battle. In addition to that, not one player would have supported me. He disrespected his boss. You can't do that, no matter what the argument was. As far as I'm concerned, that should be his last game for Man United. Next time Rasmus Hojlund can't play, they should play the reserve goalkeeper ahead of Martial. He would do a better job than Martial. He doesn't enjoy being at Man United. He doesn't care about his team-mates and he makes them into bad players, because he don´t care.”
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Martial has been at Old Trafford since 2015, taking in 316 appearances for United. He has been used as a winger on a regular basis, but currently occupies the club’s No.9 shirt and has managed only 90 goals across eight years. His contract will expire in the summer of 2024, with a parting of ways in Manchester now seemingly inevitable.