3 Reasons why Anthony Martial must leave Manchester United

Like his fellow French teammate Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial also finds himself in a sticky situation at Old Trafford as the Frenchman's future at United is not certain. Amid interest from the likes of Spurs and Chelsea, although no official contact or bid has been submitted.

It must be stated that United can't let a player of his talent and potential leave their realm as it will be a massive mistake. It just hasn't worked out for the Frenchman who was so vital and impressive under former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal.

But Martial and Mourinho just haven't seen eye to eye. Jose Mourinho has continuously berated him in his press conferences questioning the player's attitude and mentality on several occasions. With the Frenchman reportedly unhappy at United, here are three reasons why he needs to leave!

#1 Progression

Martial started against Brighton but was substituted later on in the game

In the world of football as the years go on we judge players on progression and consistency, progression especially. But there has been no progression under Jose Mourinho by Anthony Martial which is very surprising bearing in mind the talent he has.

He had a very good season under LVG as he scored 18 goals and picked up 11 assists on the way to winning the FA Cup that season. There were great expectations of the Frenchman once Mourinho arrived, everybody was hoping he would kick on from last season. But he was poor in Mourinho's first season as he only scored 4 goals.

It must be said that progression will be a problem under Mourinho for Martial and that clearly is, he looks worse than he was under LVG. So to save his career he should really leave Manchester United as you don't see him starting week in week out with the likes of Sanchez and Rashford present.

#2 Alexis Sanchez and Marcus Rashford

Sanchez and Rashford

At the start of last season things were going well for Martial and Marcus Rashford they were both playing good football and Mourinho was utilizing both very well. But the arrival of Alexis Sanchez has in essence stunted the development of Martial but also Marcus Rashford.

Anthony Martial was in the form of his life back in January, but Sanchez pushed the Frenchman down the pecking order in Mourinho's book. Poor form due to lack of game time and match sharpness ultimately made him end his season poorly.

A season that started so greatly and continued till the arrival of Sanchez but then ended horrifically for the Frenchman, who failed to make the French World Cup winning squad.

On that left-wing Martial is definitely third after fellow team-mates Sanchez and Rashford.

#3 Less Pressure

Is the pressure getting to Anthony Martial?

Playing for a club the size of Manchester United brings immense pressure and expectation of performing to the best of your ability. The pressure can make some shine but can make others crumble. It depends a lot on mentality, but does Anthony Martial have the right mentality to play for Manchester United.

Going to a smaller club could be beneficial, bear in mind he is only 22 years of age, and he can always return to a bigger club because he has time on his side. With lesser expectations he could blossom

Look at Romelu Lukaku who spent a short amount of time at West Brom, did really well and has now returned to the big time with Manchester United. But for Martial's own sake and his own career it would be best to leave the club and to rebuild his stature elsewhere.ll be less pressure and lesser expectations. That could definitely help his development and his age allows him to come back to the bigger clubs later on his career.