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Anthony Martial called an 'arrogant, entitled little nitwit' after Mourinho and Solskjaer comments in damning rant

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Published 08:44 13 Sep 2022 GMT+1

Anthony Martial called an 'arrogant, entitled little nitwit' after Mourinho and Solskjaer comments in damning rant

Martial opened up about his struggles at Manchester United over the weekend.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been called an 'arrogant, entitled little nitwit' after opening up on his issues with previous managers Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The 26-year-old scored three times in three pre-season games over the summer and looks to be getting back to his old self.

It comes after a rotten few years at Old Trafford, something Martial addressed in a recent interview with France Football.

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He discussed feeling 'disrespected' by Mourinho while accusing Solskjaer of 'treachery' when it came to protecting him from the media while playing with injury.

TalkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan has slammed the France international however and believes some of the blame should lie at Martial's door.

Martial looked to be United's main striker going into this season, but injuries have limited his game time so far. (Image
Alamy)

He asked, when told about Mourinho changing Martial's shirt number from nine to 11 following the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "How is that treachery? So basically – you arrogant, entitled little nitwit – your manager offered you an opportunity to see his way of thinking, you perceived that as being treachery. And you then move it along and you take a swipe at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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"This sort of outlook and disposition, does it not stagger you a little bit and steer into the narrative that people have such a low opinion of footballers sometimes, the lack of self awareness?"

Martial and Mourinho had their issues. (Image
Alamy)

Martial was United's main striker under Louis van Gaal, but that changed when Mourinho arrived.

He was shifted out wide to accommodate Ibrahimovic and later Romelu Lukaku, which cost Martial a place in France's 2018 World Cup squad in his eyes.

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Jordan pointed to Martial's loan spell at Sevilla earlier this year as proof he needs to take some responsibility.

The former Monaco man managed just one goal out in Spain and struggled with injury.

He continued: "He stunk the place out at Sevilla last year, so this is not him, the dynamic is not him, it’s everybody else.

"It’s everybody’s fault, but him. So it wasn’t his fault, it was Mourinho’s fault.

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Martial had his best goalscoring season under Solskjaer, scoring 23 times in 19/20. (Image
Alamy)

"It wasn’t his fault, it was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s fault. I’m assuming that it was too hot in Sevilla, so it wasn’t his fault either.

"At what point does someone say to this fella, 'shut up'?"

Martial has featured just once in the Premier League this term, as a second half substitute in last month's 2-1 victory over Liverpool.

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He managed to set up Marcus Rashford for United's second goal, but picked up an Achilles injury in training a few days later.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Anthony Martial, Manchester United, Premier League

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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