Anthony Martial has managed just seven goals this term (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes it’s ‘time’ for Anthony Martial to leave Manchester United after the Frenchman lost his place in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

The 24-year-old was handed his old no.9 shirt in 2019 and he had his best scoring season to date last term, netting 23 times in 48 matches for the Red Devils as a centre forward.

However, Martial’s form has plummeted this term since Edinson Cavani’s arrival on a free transfer and the Frenchman is no longer a starter at Old Trafford.

Martial’s managed just seven goals in 33 matches and he was not selected to start in the 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Sunday, with Solskjaer favouring Mason Greenwood and Daniel James.

Barnes believes that Martial’s failure to find a position has left him surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and that it would benefit all parties if he left this summer.

Martial has three-and-a-half-years to run on his deal (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images)

‘Anthony Martial has never been a centre forward, despite Manchester United playing him there – if he can’t get a place in the starting team in his preferred wide position, following the emergence of Mason Greenwood, then maybe it is time for him to leave Manchester United,’ said Barnes.

‘Lots of clubs nowadays have benches full of superstar players, who are happy to be there, but I don’t know if Martial is one of those players, or what Manchester United’s intentions are with him.

‘I would suggest a change could be good for both him and the club if they aren’t getting what they want from him playing there.’

Martial is likely to come into the side for United’s visit to Crystal Palace on Wednesday, having featured for around 20 minutes from the bench at Stamford Bridge.

Solskjaer hopes to have Edinson Cavani back from an injury lay-off, though the Uruguayan is unlikely to be risked from the start.

Paul Pogba has recently resumed light training but the Frenchman is not expected to make a return for another fortnight.

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Cavani should have been signed sooner, says Hughes (Picture: Getty Images)

Mark Hughes feels Manchester United signed veteran striker Edinson Cavani at ‘the wrong time’ and should have bought him half a decade ago.

Hughes, the ex-United forward, says his former club need a striker in their ‘pomp’ rather than one who is in the twilight of his career.

That said, the former Wales, Blackburn and Manchester City manager still thinks the Uruguay international is the best option available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer through the middle.

‘United have got good quality at the top end of the pitch but they need someone in like Edinson Cavani five years ago, when he was in his pomp,’ Hughes told Sky Sports.

‘United probably got Cavani at the wrong time but he’s still an outstanding centre-forward; when he plays in this team, he gives them more focus, more confidence going into his feet, and things happen around him.

‘With Martial, Rashford and Greenwood, they all want to play in any position other than through the middle.

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‘They’ve all been tried down the middle, but you sense none of them really want to be there.’

Cavani has taken well to English football since arriving at Old Trafford on a free transfer in the summer.

He has notched six Premier League goals in just eight starts for the Red Devils this season.

Anthony Martial, who has shared the No. 9 duties with Cavani, has only scored four in 16 starts.

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Chelsea loanee Armando Broja, who is impressing at Vitesse, has set himself the lofty target of attempting to ‘surpass’ club legend Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues academy graduate has excelled at youth level and made his first and only senior appearance after coming on for Olivier Giroud in a victory over Everton in March of last season.

Broja, 19, was sent out on loan to Vitesse for the 2020/21 campaign to gain more first-team experience and has dazzled at the Eredivisie club with nine goals and two assists in 20 league games.

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The Albania international striker is already looking to the future and named Drogba, who scored 164 goals for the Blues, as the player that he is looking to eclipse over his career at the west London club.

‘I was like: ‘Wow! That’s Frank Lampard, [Didier] Drogba or John Terry right in front of me’, when I would see them around,’ he told Goal.

‘I loved to take pictures with them because I wanted to be them. I wanted to be in their shoes at the top level.

‘Now I am approaching the age they were when they were playing, I want to try and surpass Drogba.

‘It might not be easy, but that’s my mentality and how I am feeling.’

Despite almost reaching double figures for goals in his first full season of senior football, Broja is still hungry for more.

‘Nine goals and two assists is good but I am never satisfied,’ he added.

‘I want to get more goals and assists to keep tallying them up.

‘I have played over 1000 minutes and I have 11 goal contributions. It is not bad but I want more goals and assists. I want to do more.’

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Arsenal are interested in teenage Wigan striker Kyle Joseph, who is available on a free transfer in the summer, but face competition from a string of big clubs.

The 19-year-old only made his debut for the Latics in October last year but has already scored five goals in 14 League One appearances.

Joseph has been at the club since the age of 13 but they only have him under contract until June, meaning he will be free to leave then after his impressive start to his senior career, although there will be a tribunal fee required.

His goals in League One, and his appearances for Scotland at youth level, have attracted the attention of some big clubs, especially as he is available for very little.

The Mirror report that Arsenal are involved in the race for his signature, as are Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic, along with unnamed clubs across Europe.

Former Leeds United and Coventry striker Noel Whelan was asked about the prospect by Football Insider in terms of a move to one of the Scottish Premiership powerhouses and questioned whether he was ready for that step, never mind Arsenal.

‘He’s young and has experience in League One. It’s a risk, of course, can he make that leap up to the Scottish Premiership?’ Whelan said.

‘Can he deal with the pressure of being at a big club like Celtic? No disrespect but he’s at Wigan. It’s not a huge club and never has been.

‘There are a lot of things that come with moving to a massive club like Celtic. We’ll have fans back in the stadium next season. The pressure’s gonna be on. You can do it in the third-tier, but can you do it on a bigger stage? These are things that need to be taken into consideration.’

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