Anthony Martial Blasts Former Managers, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Over Injustice

Anthony Martial, a forward for Manchester United, has criticized Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the club’s former managers, for how they handled him.

Martial, who had great expectations upon joining Manchester United and had a strong first season under Louis van Gaal, but was unable to continue his success under Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese manager didn’t think twice about criticizing the French forward in the media and wherever else he could.

In 2018, Mourinho claimed the French star lacked “maturity” and included him in the list of players who, in his opinion, behaved like “spoilt kids.”

Mourinho claimed following his departure that he believed the 26-year-old wanted to play as a striker “for the wrong reasons.”

After Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in 2016, Martial was stripped of the United team’s No. 9 jersey, and he has since accused Mourinho of not appreciating him.

Martial said: “It started with the story of the shirt number.

“During the holidays, he [Mourinho] sent me a message to ask if I want to change to the No.11, explaining to me that it is great because it was worn by Ryan Giggs, a club legend.

“I tell him that I have the greatest respect for Giggs but I prefer to keep the No.9. When I returned to the club, I saw my name with the No.11, the story did not end well. He [Mourinho] lacked direct respect for me.

“He talked about me in the press, little phrases, a bit like he had done with Karim Benzema at Real Madrid. He likes these little games, but he also knows who he is doing it with.

“He knows that I am then 20 years old, that if I say something, it is I who will pass for the young person who lacks respect.

“So I said nothing, it was useless. The following season, I was the best in the team in the first part of the season, he brought in Alexis Sanchez and there I hardly played anymore.

“It’s the season of the World Cup and it cost me dearly, especially since the France team won [the tournament]. I should have been there.”

Martial also accused Solskjaer of “treason,” stating that the former United manager failed to defend his efforts to play with an injury.

He said of his time playing for Solskjaer: “I regularly played injured.

“People don’t know it, I couldn’t accelerate during the four months following the Covid season.

“The coach tells me he needs me, so I play. But, given my game, if I can’t accelerate, it becomes very complicated all the same. And I got set on fire [criticised by fans]… the coach never bothered to tell the media.

“Obviously, I ended up getting injured for good and when I came back, finished, I didn’t play anymore.

“I took it very badly, I had a feeling of injustice, you are asked to sacrifice yourself for the team and behind the scenes, you are dismissed. For me, it’s almost treachery. That’s all I hate. I can be blamed, but not for being fake.”