Graeme Souness slams Manchester United star Anthony Martial: ‘You can’t rely on him – he’s dodgy like Paul Pogba’

Graeme Souness has slammed Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, claiming he does not have the right mentality to play for the Premier League giants and cannot be relied upon by Erik ten Hag.

Martial looked set to start United’s Premier League opener against Brighton on Sunday before pulling up with a muscular injury in training.

The Frenchman spent the second-half of last season on loan at Sevilla and that temporary move appeared to pave the way for Martial’s permanent departure from Old Trafford.

But Martial impressed Ten Hag in pre-season and the Dutch boss was reportedly planning to start him up top for United against Brighton before the injury setback.

Souness is surprised by Ten Hag’s verdict on Martial as the former Liverpool defender does not believe the 26-year-old has the right mindset to flourish for a club like Manchester United.

The Sky Sports pundit even compared Martial with ex-United midfielder Paul Pogba and says they are both ‘dodgy’ and ‘pick and choose’ when they perform.

‘Erik ten Hag had a good career at Ajax but managing at Ajax and managing at United are world’s apart,’ Souness told talkSPORT.

‘Ajax have always been a top team in Holland and always will be. If they don’t win the league they finish second.

‘Coming to Man United, at a very difficult point in their history, is a difficult task. He needs time but time isn’t your friend as a manager.

‘You’re looking to make an immediate impact but how do you do that? Unless you’ve got a special group of players coming through then you need to buy players.

‘But they’ve not really recruited any game-changers. So now the manager is relying on players already there and you look at someone like Anthony Martial.

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