Man United: Pundit discusses Anthony Martial’s ‘ability’
Manchester United insiders think Anthony Martial could be fit for Sunday’s crunch Premier League showdown with Liverpool on Sunday, reports claim. The France international limped out of their 1-0 win over Burnley on Tuesday night. But with the Red Devils looking to open up a six point lead at the top of the table, he could be thrown into the Anfield pit.
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If he misses out, Solskjaer will likely call upon either Daniel James, Juan Mata or Mason Greenwood to take his place.
And whether Martial is able to make the cut remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, United legend Andy Cole recently opened up on Martial and claimed he had to keep ‘persevering’ in order to get his form back.
"He's [Martial's] super talented, he gets in great positions but sometimes his finishing is a bit erratic," the United legend told Sky Sports.
"He hits the goalkeeper, he doesn't make the right decisions at times but he has all the talent in the world. I do genuinely believe, like Marcus [Rashford], he's nowhere near his full potential.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to mastermind Liverpool win (Image: GETTY)
"He just has to keep persevering and hopefully he'll go on a good run. He's another one that could get 25 goals, easily."
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan recently claimed Martial’s lack of goalscoring form could get Solskjaer sacked.
"Man United fans are piling in on me, saying 'you've got this agenda against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,” he said.
"It's not an agenda, it's calling out excellence and saying 'can you really subscribe to the fact that anytime soon this guy, and this group of players...' - because some of those players aren't fit for purpose.
"Anthony Martial will get you sacked if you have him regularly in your side because he's not good enough and he's lightweight.
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"You look at this and say 'is he really going to bridge the gap in the cometh the hour, cometh the man moment against [Jurgen] Klopp and against [Pep] Guardiola?'
"He may well do it, he may well beat Klopp next week. I don't think he will but I don't take any satisfaction, I don't sit there wanting this man out of a job.
"I don't have an agenda, I'm just calling it as I see it. If you want to call it an agenda, that's peoples perspectives."