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Erik ten Hag favourite has justified Anthony Martial decision at Manchester United

Erik ten Hag continues to get big calls right at Old Trafford and even when sentiment might, ordinarily, come into the reckoning he has seen the situation with more clarity than anyone else.

Rewind to the summer months as Manchester United prepared to embark on the pre-season tour which saw them take in Thailand and Australia to sharpen up their shooting boots for the season. Despite his absence for family reasons, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who took centre stage.

But that was before the squad touched backed down in Manchester. In the intervening period, Ten Hag gave Anthony Martial an unexpected lifeline and Marcus Rashford took the first steps in his astounding redemption.

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Had things followed a different script, both players might have been shown the door while leaving United to rely on an ageing if still prolific Ronaldo to lead their line for at least one season with Ten Hag at the helm. But the Dutchman and his backroom staff had other ideas - which have since been justified.

United performed a U-turn on Martial and Ten Hag, effectively, compromised his relationship with Ronaldo to go full throttle in his support for the former. Early season goals and assists proved Martial was the right profile for Ten Hag and his team before a predictable speedbump drew in from the horizon.

Owing to five separate injury setbacks, Martial has only featured in 14 games this campaign and United played their 44th when drawing with Southampton on Sunday afternoon. During the Old Trafford stalemate, stop-gap replacement Wout Weghorst made his 16th start for United since arriving at the club on loan in January.

Remarkably, that is one more than the brittle Martial, 27, has managed across

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