Paul Scholes suggests that Man Utd need to sell Anthony Martial as the forward “doesn’t quite have the heart” to succeed at the club.
Martial started as the Red Devils lost 3-0 against Sevilla to lose their Europa League quarter-final 5-2 on aggregate and crash out of the competition.
Man Utd rarely looked like threatening the Sevilla goal for most of the night and the Frenchman was forced off through injury on 54 minutes.
The Red Devils will be keen to strengthen their squad in the summer transfer window and Scholes reckons the centre-forward area will be top of Erik ten Hag’s list.
When asked which area of the team Man Utd need to improve this summer, Scholes said on BT Sport: “I think a centre-forward position, that’s quite clear.
“I think Anthony Martial is a talented lad but I think when the going gets tough, when he’s really got to dig in, he doesn’t quite have the heart for it. He didn’t tonight, again.
“I don’t know how bad his injury is, he limped off. He could be training tomorrow, he could be out for six months, he’s one of them, you just don’t know.
“I think in other areas, you look defensively, I think the right-back position is a little bit of a problem for him [Ten Hag]. He’s changing all the time between Wan-Bissaka and Dalot, I don’t think he’s sure on either of them.
“You have to question the goalkeeper, especially tonight. I think Ten Hag eventually will want to play out from the back.
“David de Gea has been a fantastic goalkeeper but he’s not a fantastic footballer. You see the pass he played into Harry Maguire, look, it’s not a bad pass I know, Harry Maguire wanted it, but you have to read the situation, read what’s going on in the stadium, it’s not the place.
“Regardless of what the manager wants to play, read the situation, read the atmosphere. That’s an experienced player.”
Speaking earlier this week, Dimitar Berbatov has been impressed by Martial since his return from injury and reckons Man Utd should keep the forward.
“I would like to see him stay. I played with Anthony at Monaco and I know that he has the ability to be better than he’s showing,” Berbatov told Betfred.
“The only thing he needs to do is stay injury free and he needs to know that the manager trusts him.
“He needs to know that he can make the odd mistake during the game without the possibility of being substituted or being left out the next game. He needs the full trust of a manager and then he…
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