MARTIAL FACES OLE FIGHT

ANTHONY MARTIAL faces a battle to convince Ole Gunnar solskjaer he has a long-term future at Manchester United.

Sportsmail revealed that the manager tore into Martial after United’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea nine days ago, when the Frenchman barely joined in the pre-match warm-up as a substitute.

it is understood solskjaer was particularly upset because he had granted permission for Martial to return to France after the game for several days due to family reasons.

solskjaer sent on Alexis sanchez ahead of Martial against Chelsea, and the 23-year-old forward was then missing from the squad altogether for sunday’s 1-1 draw at huddersfield.