He disrespected me straight up - Manchester United star accuses Jose Mourinho over mind games at Old Trafford × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News

He disrespected me straight up - Manchester United star accuses Jose Mourinho over mind games at Old Trafford

By Matthew Guyett Modified 10 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Martial slams the former United manager Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has accused former Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho of playing mind games, as per Express. Martial has given an eye-opening interview with 'France Football' in which he has spoken about his time playing under Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The French striker joined Manchester United in 2015 and then-manager Louis van Gaal handed him the number 9 shirt. However, the Dutch tactician would be replaced by Mourinho for the 2016-17 campaign. Martial has claimed that Mourinho disrespected him when he forced the striker to change his shirt number at the start of that season. Legendary Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic had just arrived at the club and he was soon given Martial's number 9 shirt with the Frenchman donning the number 11. Martial said: "It started with the story of the number. During the holidays, he sends me a message to ask me if I want to take 11, explaining to me that it's great, because it's legend Ryan Giggs. I tell him that I have the greatest respect for Giggs, but that I prefer to keep my number nine." The Manchester United striker then revealed that his shirt number had changed without his knowledge: “When I return to the club, I see my jersey with the number 11, the story did not start well [laughs ]. He disrespected me, straight up." The former AS Monaco forward then discussed the mind games he believes Mourinho played during his time at Old Trafford: "He [Mourinho] was talking about me in the press. He likes these games, but he also knows who he is doing it with. He knows that I am 20 years old then and that if I say something, it is I who will pass for the young person who lacks respect." Football Daily@footballdaily "He let him down when he swapped the number 9 with Zlatan, We were in the national team when he received a call from the club and he was like 'absolutely not'"

@Evra recalls the time Jose Mourinho took away the number 9 shirt from Martial26143 "He let him down when he swapped the number 9 with Zlatan, We were in the national team when he received a call from the club and he was like 'absolutely not'" @Evra recalls the time Jose Mourinho took away the number 9 shirt from Martial https://t.co/wKqgIvPZF6

Martial also critical of former Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Martial ran into injury issues under Solskjaer Mourinho is not the only former Manchester United manager to have irked Martial as Solskjaer has come in for criticism from the French striker too. The Red Devils forward hints that he blames Solskjaer for the injury issues he has occurred over the past two seasons: "The last two seasons, I have regularly played injured. People don't know that, I couldn't accelerate during the four months following the Covid season. Coach Solskjaer tells me that he needs me, so I play." "Given my game, if I can't accelerate, it becomes very complicated. And I get set on fire... The coach never bothered to tell the media. Obviously, I end up getting injured to good and when I come back, finished, I don't play anymore." Martial concluded:"I took it very badly. I had a feeling of injustice."Stretford Paddock@StretfordPaddckOle Gunnar Solskjaer had this to say about Anthony Martial72231Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had this to say about Anthony Martial https://t.co/YtF8bkWBDU Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Matthew Guyett × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी