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Published 10:45 30 Sept 2018 BST
Updated 10:47 30 Sept 2018 BST
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Sanchez travelled down to London for the match but was not involved in the matchday squad. Martial took his place but was taken off after 71 minutes for Juan Mata, having failed to make an impact on the game.
Mourinho explained in his post-match press conference the decision to start Martial:
"Look for how many months are people asking for Martial, Martial, Martial and saying how Alexis isn't playing well enough. This week it was time to agree and leave Alexis out."
However, Mourinho then went on to berate Martial for his lack of defensive work rate.
"I want to play Martial. Something that you are asking for a long, long, long time to play Martial, I left Alexis out, and I think that Martial is not a player very, very, very focused on his defensive duties," he added.With so many of United's biggest players misfiring and the atmosphere grew more toxic with every underwhelming performance, the clock could be ticking for Mourinho.
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