The France international found first-team appearances hard to come by in the second half of the 2017/18 season and hasn’t found the back of the net for United since late January.
Despite his poor form and lack of first-team football, Murphy believes Martial would’ve been the perfect signing for Tottenham, who he reckons need more pace in their attack.
“I think Tottenham should have invested in the summer to improve their squad and create competition for places,” Murphy said of Tottenham’s failure to bring in reinforcements in the summer transfer window in an interview with Bwin.
“If Tottenham are serious about competing with Manchester City for the Premier League then they need to sign new players.
“Tottenham should have looked to sign a [Wilfried] Zaha or a Martial, that calibre of player who has got pace and the ability to beat defenders.
“However, there’s now an opportunity for Lucas Moura to fulfil his potential and become the player he’s long been tipped to become.
“The important thing for Tottenham was keeping the likes of [Harry] Kane, [Dele] Alli, [Christian] Eriksen and [Toby] Alderweireld at the club and they achieved that.”
Although he would’ve liked to have seen his old side bolster their squad before the start of the new season, Murphy admits it would’ve been very difficult for the north London club to have done so without breaking the bank.
“It’s very difficult for Tottenham to improve on what they already have,” added Murphy.
Man Utd News: Anthony Martial hasn't found the back of the net for United since January (Image: GETTY)
Tottenham should have looked to sign a [Wilfried] Zaha or a Martial,
Danny Murphy
“To improve on the players they have, it would cost a lot of money and they’d also be competing against rival clubs who can afford to pay a lot more.
“Chelsea have just splashed out on Jorginho, but he wouldn’t get in Tottenham’s team ahead of [Mousa] Dembele.
“Liverpool have spent the money on Fabinho, but I’m not convinced he’s better than Dembele either.
“It’s near impossible to find world-class players who aren’t on the radar of the other big teams but who would be happy to sit on the bench to improve the squad at Tottenham.
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Man Utd News: Danny Murphy would've liked to have seen Tottenham (Image: GETTY)
“I don’t think Tottenham get enough credit for the signings that they do make.DavinsonSanchez was an incredible buy and he will only get better. He was one of the best defenders at the World Cup this summer.
“Manchester United are having problems at central defender and they will be kicking themselves they signed [Victor] Lindelof while Tottenham got Sanchez last summer.
“I think he would be in ahead of [Dejan] Lovren at Liverpool as well. Tottenham got him and they haven’t got the credit for it.”
Tottenhamreturnto action tomorrow night, travelling to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.