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Manchester United is too big a club for too many of their players

Wout Weghorst was still waiting to come on and the only teammate who snapped at his lack of alacrity was Antony. Weghorst had not noticed Anthony Martial had already stepped off the pitch.

Many might not have noticed Martial had stepped on it. A 27-year-old who can barely last an hour, Martial trudged off less than 10 minutes into the second half, injured by Harry Maguire in the melee for Loic Bade's header.

Sevilla supporters have endured their worst domestic season of the century but they have not missed Martial. You have to wonder if some of the Sevilla fans recognised the former loanee who ambled past them. Martial mustered one goal in Spain.

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Martial is a No.9 who has not lived up to the number at United. His best season remains his first and he has only broken the 20-goal barrier once. He has had two truly good campaigns out of eight.

United have countenanced that by kowtowing to player power. Joel Glazer's favourite player was indulged more than any other teammate bar Paul Pogba. Never mind that Martial's agent repeatedly undermined successive managers, Martial had a catchy chant and generated a cult online following.

His chant needs new lyrics: Tony Martial scorned again. Martial is approaching the final year of his contract (with the option of an additional year) and that is why United intend to sell him in a summer that a new striker is the priority.

Martial can't play 90 minutes and can't score 20 goals in a season. He last completed a Premier League game in January 2021 and it has been 19 months since he last started and finished a match for United. That is a tough sell for John Murtough.

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