Back to the Manchester United Newsfeed

Anthony Martial should LEAVE Manchester United if they keep playing him at centre forward, says John Barnes, who questions whether the Frenchman is happy with his role in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side

Anthony Martial should quit Manchester United if he continues to be played out of position by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, says John Barnes.

The Frenchman has often been deployed as a centre forward this season despite his preferred position being as a left winger, which he found great success with during his early years with United.

However, the emergence of Marcus Rashford and, more recently, Mason Greenwood, have limited Martial's chances to feature out wide.

Anthony Martial has struggled for form this season and is being deployed as a centre forward
Liverpool icon John Barnes (pictured) believes Martial should quit Manchester United if he is not played out wide

Solskjaer has utilised Martial as a centre forward since taking over from Jose Mourinho in 2018 and has enjoyed his best goalscoring form under the Norwegian to date.