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Jose Mourinho Thinks Anthony Martial 'Should Be Here' After Birth Of His Child

Jose Mourinho Thinks Anthony Martial 'Should Be Here' After Birth Of His Child

"Martial had the baby, and after the baby, baby full of health, thank god. He should be here and he's not here."

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Jose Mourinho's post-match comments after Manchester United's defeat to Liverpool was, lets just say, eventful and a controversial comment about Anthony Martial has since got people talking.

Martial was given permission to leave the club's pre-season tour on Wednesday to attend the birth of his child.

The 22-year-old has since posted a picture on Instagram of baby Swan, with the caption "Thank you Lord for giving me a second beautiful child in good health. Thank you my love."

If you missed it, here's what Mourinho said earlier this week about the absence of Martial:

Just days after the birth of his child, Jose Mourinho spoke about Martial's absence after United's pre-season defeat to Liverpool and it has caused a stir, to say the least.

"He has the baby and after the baby is born, beautiful baby, full of health, thank god," Mourinho told MUTV.

"He should be here and he is not here. Now we have Real Madrid and after that we have Bayern Munich, and that is our start."

"I just hope the boys on deserved holidays, they take care of themselves a little bit and somebody wants to do what Rashford and Jones do, which is to be back a little bit earlier to try and help the team because for the beginning of the season we are going to be in trouble."

Martial missed games against Milan and Liverpool, but Mourinho is keen to know why the Frenchman has not returned yet.

Here's how social media reacted to his comments:

Thoughts on Mourinho's comments? Should Martial be with his teammates right now, days after the birth of his child?

Let us know in the comments.

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Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Anthony Martial, Jose Mourinho, Football, Manchester United