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Tom Victor

Ralf Rangnick lifts lid on Anthony Martial chat prior to Man Utd comeback

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has shed some light on the conversation he had with Anthony Martial before welcoming the French forward back into the fold.

Martial went more than a month without playing under the interim manager, amid conversations over a potential January exit, with Rangnick suggesting the player declined to travel for the recent Premier League match away to Aston Villa.

The 26-year-old insisted that was not the case, though, and made his return as an unused substitute at Brentford before coming off the bench in the dramatic late victory against West Ham United.

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