EX-MANCHESTER UNITED star Ashley Young told Anthony Martial “it’s time you occupied that No9 shirt” after reuniting in a pre-season friendly Down Under.
The pair played together at Old Trafford for five years and have an unlikely bromance.
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And Martial got to share the field with Young again, but in opposite teams as Man Utd Met Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly.
The two Premier Leaguer clubs played a 2-2 draw with Villa equalizing in extra time.
Calum Chambers grabbed the late goal and Young watched the match with the captain’s armband.
After the match, Martial appeared in Young’s Instagram comments.
Young recognized his former teammate and praised his good goal-scoring form in pre-season.
Martial scored in three of four games this month and impressed new boss Erik ten Hag.
Young says it’s high time the Frenchman made United’s No9 shirt his own.
The former England international told Martial: “It was good to see you my bro and thanks for your shirt, good luck for the season bro and it’s time you got that No9 shirt on.”
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Martial’s career at Man Utd has not exactly gone according to plan.
The once-tipped Ballon d’Or candidate was loaned to Sevilla last season after he struggled to impress on United’s bench.
He gets a second chance to prove himself worthy of the hype that surrounded him as a teenager and early twenties.
Ten Hag has BLOCKED United from selling the 26-year-old, especially with the club short of attackers.
Legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo could leave the club this summer, leaving a huge gap to fill.
The 37-year-old expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford in search of Champions League football.
And with the season less than three weeks away, Ronaldo has yet to return to pre-season preparation.