Manchester United star Anthony Martial must ‘give more in training and in games’ after World Cup snub, says David Ginola
Martial has paid the price for a poor season by losing his place in the French squad for the World Cup
ANTHONY MARTIAL could be tempted to leave Manchester United after his World Cup snub, according to David Ginola.
The attacker with 18 caps for his country has failed to make the French World Cup squad after an underwhelming season at Old Trafford.
Martial,22, is on French boss Didier Deschamps’ standby list despite starting his country’s last friendly in March.
And Ginola with 17 caps for France reckons the forward could push for a move away from United in order get regular first-team football next season.
He told PA Sport: “The main reason Anthony Martial is not in the squad is that you need to be a regular in your club before becoming a regular in your national team.
“Deschamps has so many options and choices – strikers like Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezemann who have been consistently good for France – that it’s not as if he has to be in there if he’s not playing.
“Players like Martial need to play and score goals for the confidence, they need to be a regular.
“If he is not a regular at Manchester United he will probably search for another club and find one if he wants to.”
Ginola thinks if Martial does remain at Old Trafford he needs to step up his efforts and give Mourinho more of a selection headache when he gets his opportunity.
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He added: “But I think Manchester United is a great club for him and it’s up to him to give more in training and in games.
“If Jose Mourinho doesn’t play him more regularly he probably thinks it’s because he doesn’t give his best all the time.
“I don’t see a manager like Mourinho not playing a player who can make him win games. It doesn’t work like that.”