Man Utd should have sold Martial instead of Lukaku says pundit
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial was a “disgrace” during the 0-0 draw with Wolves on Saturday, claims former Tottenham head coach Tim Sherwood. United were held by Nuno Espirito Santo’s side at Old Trafford to prevent them from closing the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea. Martial played the entire 90 minutes as the central striker but has received criticism for his performance.
Man Utd news: Tim Sherwood says Anthony Martial was a disgrace against Wolves (Image: GETTY/PREMIER LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS)
“What they’re missing is quite glaring - an attacking force,” Sherwood said on The Weekend Review.
“They haven’t got a No 9 still. Martial was an absolute disgrace in my opinion, [Romelu] Lukaku scores another two goals for Inter [at the weekend] to rub salt in the wounds.
“Run around or out yourself in positions where you’re going to score a goal.
“Ole said last week ‘I want someone to break their nose or break their toe trying to score a goal’ - this kid isn’t going to do it for you.
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“He isn’t going to do it, he isn’t putting himself in positions, doesn’t want to put himself on offer, he needs to.
“He’s not a No 9, he’s more effective when he comes off [the wing], when he’s got no one to attack him from behind, so he’s got the touchline on his backside and he picks the ball up and he knows there’s no danger of a tackle here and he drifts inside.
“That is when he is at his most dangerous. If you’re going to play him, play him off the left.
“To be fair to Ighalo, he backs in. We’ve seen him in the Premier League at Watford, he backs in, he wants to hold people off, and he’s not frightened to take shots, pot shots.
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Man Utd news: Anthony Martial has been United's main central striker this season (Image: GETTY)
Ighalo was brought in following the double stress fracture top scorer Marcus Rashford suffered in his back during the FA Cup fourth round replay win over Wolves.
Rashford is not expected to be fit for another couple of months at least.