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Published 11:50 30 May 2022 BST
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"Mourinho was not a fan of the Frenchman," it reads in The Times.
"So he started spreading the word on United’s 2018 pre-season tour to America that he would not object to his departure, provided he went to 'the right club', which presumably meant one outside of the Premier League."
"Woodward dug his heels in," it reads. "Martial, reportedly one of Joel Glazer’s favourite players, would stay.
"There was a fear among the United hierarchy that if Martial left, he could go on to embarrass them by becoming one of the best players in Europe."
Mourinho's doubts about Martial have arguably been proven correct.
The French forward netted 23 goals in 48 games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the 2019/20 season, but his form then sharply declined.
Martial fell out of favour and was allowed to join Sevilla on loan in January.
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