Anthony Martial slammed by Jose Mourinho for not returning to Manchester United tour after birth of child
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says the French forward should have flown back to the US for the rest of the tour
JOSE MOURINHO hit out at Anthony Martial for not returning to Manchester United's tour after the birth of his child.
The French forward flew home from the US for the birth of his child and stayed with his partner this weekend.
Mourinho admitted he couldn't stand in Martial's way when he decided to leave, but admitted his frustration after the 4-1 defeat by Liverpool.
The Manchester United boss said: "He has the baby and after the baby is born - beautiful baby, full of health, thank god.
"He should be here, and he is not here."
Mourinho's men have won just one of their four matches on tour so far, on a penalty shoot-out against AC Milan on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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After that game, Mourinho said: "I found out that Martial was going to Paris when he told me. It was two or three days ago.
“When it is personal reasons, everyone analyses the way he thinks is the correct way and when a man is going to be a father.
"In this case it's the second time he is going to be a father, and he decides it is very important for him to go, nobody has the right to stop him to go.”
The relationship between the two is at rock bottom with the club now looking to get the 22-year-old Frenchman out.
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While the player wants a move within the Premiership with Spurs and Chelsea interested, the club are refusing to sell to a domestic rival.
It is all a sorry end to Martial’s United career which promised so much when former boss Louis van Gaal hailed him as the best player in the world for his age.
That was when he made his switch from Monaco to Manchester United in 2015.