Anthony Martial has struggled to establish himself under Jose Mourinho.

Martial enjoyed a standout opening season at United when he was arguably the club’s best player following a £36 million move from Monaco in September 2015.

Louis Van Gaal's slower tempo perhaps better suited Martial than Jose Mourinho's.

“First of all the teams are very different," said Mourinho. "The way the team played last season – I’m not saying better or worse, just different – was probably more adaptive to Anthony. He was probably more comfortable playing that way, at that intensity, at that [rate] of ball possession and ball circulation.

“Probably he also needs some time but in our squad, especially in these positions, we have Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Depay, Mata, Rashford. These are probably the positions where we have more options. You have one opportunity, you have two, you have three – if you don’t bite, then somebody comes and takes the bait.”