Erik ten Hag has admitted that Anthony Martial’s poor injury record means it is difficult to rely on him as a frontline player but said he has a future at the club
was his first since mid-January and was only an eighth appearance of 2023. Martial was taken off against the Spaniards, meaning he has not completed 90 minutes since September 2021, though he was loaned to Sevilla for the second half of last season.Ten Hag was asked if Martial can be trusted to be regularly available. “It’s difficult to say because the history says different,” said the manager of the 27-year-old’s injury record.
Ten Hag’s No 1 transfer target in the summer is an elite centre-forward, which adds further doubt over Martial’s long-term United career. But the Dutchman has said he wants Martial to stay at Old Trafford.
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