Martial had been expected to leave the Premier League club this summer with the likes of PSG, Juventus and Barcelona believed to have been interested.
Martial’s agent even insisted over the summer that the Frenchman wanted to leave Manchester United. Over the summer, Martial’s representative Philippe Lamboley said: “After thinking about all the factors and possibilities, Anthony wants to leave Manchester United.”
But the Sun now claim that Martial has had a change of heart and wants to stay at Old Trafford. That could be a boost to Jose Mourinho though Martial struggled in United’s 3-2 defeat at Brighton at the weekend.
Indeed, the 22-year-old has failed to impress on a regular occasion under Mourinho despite the consistent support from United fans. The European transfer window remains open until the end of the month, but Martial is reportedly keen to fight for his spot at the Premier League giants.
But former England manager Sam Allardyce believes the former Monaco star isn’t good enough for Manchester United.
“You’d look at Louis van Gaal who brought in Martial and it doesn’t matter who the manager is, Martial isn’t good enough for Manchester United,” Allardyce said.
“If you want to be super critical and look at the players he’s got. He is not the player they thought they were getting.
“There was a chance where you get a very big young talent for £50million. But we are in his third season and he is no better than when he first came. He should have progressed. He should be as good as Leroy Sane and people like that. That’s not Jose’s fault.”
Martial may get another chance to impress as Manchester United host Tottenham on Monday night .
While United have suffered an indifferent start, winning one and losing one, Spurs have won their opening two encounters.
Mourinho has confirmed that he fined Anthony Martial, saying he is the only player he has sanctioned since his arrival at Manchester United.
The French winger has had a difficult time at Old Trafford since the Portuguese replaced Louis van Gaal at the helm in 2016 and tensions seemed to increase over the close season.
Martial has been linked with a move away from United for some time and his agent stated in June that he wants to leave the club , but Mourinho suggested he would not be allowed to leave .
The former Monaco star was then left on the bench as his side started their Premier League campaign against Leicester City last week, but Mourinho said he would have brought him if he had been able to make more changes .