'He shouldn't be there' - Graeme Souness identifies player Manchester United should let go

Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness believes Manchester United striker Anthony Martial sums up the recent failings at Old Trafford.

Martial arrived at United from AS Monaco in 2015 and started his career at the club strongly. However in recent times the Frenchman's form has dipped massively.

So far this campaign, the 28-year-old has scored twice in 18 matches. His most recent performance was significantly below par but the forward was by no means alone in that category.

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Ahead of Wednesday night's clash with Chelsea, Souness slammed Martial and questioned why the striker remains at the club considering his recent form. "Where Man United are... I'll try without waffling, I think you look no further than Martial for what that club is all about," he told talkSPORT.

"I used to write in The Sunday Times and about four or five years ago I wrote 'This has to be Martial's last chance saloon moment.' They had given him another contract and he didn't deserve one so by mentioning his name, what I mean is they have, for a decade, made consistently poor decisions in the footballing matters.

"The most important thing you have to get right at a football club is your recruitment and then on top of that, who you think you can afford to sell, who's no longer a Man United player, who's not fit or good enough to be a Man United player, who doesn't show the right attitude. These are things... you're playing for Man United, you're playing for that shirt, you're playing for a club that stands for all the good things about football in their past.

"You've got players who are going through the