Two Manchester United players are proving doubters right for the wrong reasons

All of Manchester United's players recovering from injury were at Carrington last week. All except Anthony Martial.

Martial's Instagram Stories indicated he was still on holiday even though he tore his hamstring in the final Premier League fixture of last season against Fulham. Erik ten Hag forecast a "long recovery".

Dean Henderson, Lisandro Martinez, Donny van de Beek, Antony and Kobbie Mainoo all checked in at Carrington to continue their rehabilitation before the first day of pre-season training.

Martinez has fully recovered from a fractured metatarsal and the 18-year-old Mainoo is in contention for inclusion in the pre-season tour squad that flies to New York next week. Both are in Oslo for today's friendly with Leeds United.

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Dean Henderson's absence after thigh surgery was always expected to be nearer the three-month mark. Antony was at least captured doing some light ball-work, albeit separate from teammates.

Martial was also not on the plane that left Manchester Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Everyone suspected he wouldn't be as Martial was absent from all of the training footage and imagery that United released.

So that will be a minimum seven-week lay-off before Martial's next possible involvement against Lyon in Edinburgh next Wednesday. Don't count on it.

United can't count on Martial. He missed 33 of their 62 games last season through six separate injuries. That he was not back in advance of the official return date is not a good look for a striker United are actively attempting to replace.

But this is in keeping with Martial. Whenever there is competition, he capitulates. It is telling the one season he broke the 20-goal barrier was