Jose Mourinho would’ve gotten rid of Anthony Martial if he was sacked as Manchester United manager, according to Gary Neville. Neville believes it would've been a wrong move because the young striker is worth persevering with. He added that Martial just needs a coach who can bring out the best in him at Old Trafford. He, however, said he still cannot say if the Frenchman is a world-class striker or a pretender. His words, “Martial, I think, Jose would have probably sold him or swapped him last season. “I think the club dug their heels in, probably the start of their dispute of them between them in terms of overruling the manager. “Myself, I’m confused as to whether he’s a world-class striker or whether he’s someone who is going to pretend to be something. “You think he’s a fantastic player, great composure, cool, strong, can hold the ball up. “And then other weeks you look at him… there’s definitely a persistence that needs to occur with Martial in the sense that he has to have his chance. “Because the idea of selling him and then him coming back to bite you which he could do with his talent is something that you can’t risk. “And that’s the reason why the club have kept him and now Ole is giving him his opportunity.” “You see things and you think it’s worth persisting with him because if he can, something clicks, and he gets that confidence, and he can be a 20-25 goalscoring striker.”
