Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is facing a growing source of instability in United's squad, with his former favourite, Anthony Martial, losing his main position over the past two seasons and having recently been unable to enter the squad. Solskjaer's public explanation is that the French demon king is injured, but Martial's wife does not give face, pointing out that her husband has long recovered, and she has simply failed to be selected to be a guest at Spurs.
The last time Anthony Martial played for United was in the early October game against Everton, when he scored a goal but was replaced due to injury. Since then, The Manchester United demon king has never made the 18-man squad again, including a weekend visit to Tottenham. Before the game, the British media said that Martial hoped to fight for the team to go out, but ultimately failed to enter the list of teams heading south to London.
Martial's wife, Melanie da Cruz, was asked on live if the French striker was still injured, and the controversial female model's answer was sure to attract attention. "Anthony [Martial] was never injured, he just had food poisoning two weeks ago and is already well." Melanie said.
To prove her claim, Melanie also posted a photo of Martial watching the ball on an exercise bike, writing, "Never give up."
This is the second time melanie has shelled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a short period of time, and last month, she even hinted that Manchester United should change managers and let Zidane replace solskjaer as manager! After a Sunday holiday, Melanie posted a photo of herself with her husband and wrote, "I told Anthony that when Zidane came, the sun would rise again."
Not only that, but in the past, Melanie has also had conflicts with former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Even her relationship with Martial originated in a farce, when Samantha, the ex-wife of the Polo King, angrily rebuked the other party for being a third party.
Of course, with Manchester United beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, Martial's sunshine may not come for the time being. If Solskjaer changes to the 352 formation, the possibility of a French striker coming out is further reduced, and the two forward positions will be competed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Cavani, Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Sancho, Lingard and others.
Not only Martial, but United star Owen Hargreaves believe Rashford is also angry at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's practice of putting him on the bench, as evidenced by his goal celebrations.
Although Marcus Rashford publicly praised Ronaldo and Cavani after the game, Hargreaves felt that he was not convinced inside. Haag explains, "From his celebration, I think you can also see that he was very angry. But the game started with two legendary shooters, which in a sense cannot be complained about. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will never be able to give up on Ronaldo, and he needs the support of his teammates, Cavani played well last season and it is long overdue for him to start. Marcus Rashford and Greenwood will be on the bench, which will make them miserable, but it's for the sake of team balance. He also played well today, scoring from the bench."
If Solskjaer continues to use the three-centre-back system, Rashford, who has just celebrated his 24th birthday, will have to get used to the role of "super substitute", and the data shows that he seems to be a good fit for this positioning. Of the three goals he scored after returning from injury, Dr. Ra scored two as a substitute against Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur.