Julen Lopetegui sends Anthony Martial performance warning as Manchester United issue continues

Manchester City are still cautious about their chances of landing Erling Haaland - although the Blues are undoubtedly in pole position to secure the Borussia Dortmund sensation.

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial opened his goalscoring account for Sevilla on Thursday evening in the Europa League, netting their third goal in a 3-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb.

Eric Bailly told Anthony Martial’s Sevilla team-mates the striker “needed affection” after making the move from Manchester United.

Sevilla sporting director Monchi believes the key to unlocking Anthony Martial's true potential is by making sure the French forward is happy.

Manchester United were pegged back for the third game in succession during their 1-1 draw with Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

Manchester United fans have spotted an embarrassing moment where Paul Pogba was forced to ask Marcus Rashford to track back in the lead up to Southampton’s goal on Saturday.The Red Devils suffered another disappointing result in the Premier League as Southampton came back from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.United were put in front by Jadon Sancho, who grabbed his first league goal of the season in the first-half, before Che Adams fired back three minutes after the break.There was poor defending all around as Southampton dissected the United defence, but eagle-eyed fans especially noticed Rashford’s reluctance to help out his team-mates by tracking back.Rashford, 24, came out fresh and ready after the break but did not show any interest in hunting down the marauding Saints left-back. His frustrated French teammate Pogba, sensing the danger, even waved for the Englishman to press to no avail.

Anthony Martial appears to be enjoying the nice weather in Spain following his departure from Manchester United.

Sevilla for the rest of the season in the January transfer window. The Frenchman had endured a frustrating 18 months at Manchester United, during which time he scored just eight goals in all competitions. He was finally able to call an end to that nightmare last month when he completed a loan move to Sevilla, who have launched an unlikely title challenge in La Liga this season.But Julen Lopetegui was not the only manager interested in signing him, with Martial revealing two huge clubs also attempted to bring him in.According to the attacker, both Barcelona and Juventus also made attempts to sign him, but he rebuffed them in favour of Sevilla.“For me it was the right decision because I knew I was going to play and for me playing was the most important thing,” he told Diario de Seville.“Other big clubs tried to convince me but I preferred to come to Sevilla because I knew that Sevilla was a very good club, a family club.

Ralf Rangnick has insisted there is still competition for places at Manchester United despite January departures from the club.

Manchester United have wasted plenty of money over the last century, and it has revealed that they spent £908m on new signings.Since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, the Red Devils have struggled in all competitions and continually looked to the transfer market to try and bring in players to reignite the team.But a large bulk of their acquisitions have flopped at Old Trafford.Angel Di Maria (£67.5m), Anthony Martial (£54m) and Harry Maguire (£78m) are just a few names amongst a plethora of players who have massively underperformed since joining United.Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane were purchased ahead of the start of the season for a combined total of £112.5m, and although neither have lit up the Premier League just yet, it is too early to completely judge either of the pair.According to CIES Football Observatory, the club have made the biggest loss on transfers in the past 10 years - £78m more than rivals Manchester City, who have trophies and a star-studded squad for their expenditure.United are currently sitting in fourth place in the Premier League and have been tipped by many to splash the cash again in the summer once a permanent manager is found. Current boss Ralf Rangnick went unbacked in the January transfer window, with the board keen to only buy players who are part of the plans of his successor.

Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial when he urged him to do more.

Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui has called on on-loan Manchester United striker Anthony Martial to do more following his debut for the Spanish club against Osasuna on Saturday evening.

It’s certainly been a season to forget so far for Manchester United fans – and it’s perhaps unsurprising they aren’t too confident about the summer either.

Ralf Rangnick has been told that his treatment of Jesse Lingard underlines a developing pattern which throws up a question mark over what he brings as Manchester United interim manager.

Manchester United's main aim was to 'get players out' of the club during the January transfer window, according to Alan Smith.

Sevilla director of football Monchi has provided an insight into the transfer discussion for Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial.

The January transfer window has closed and clubs can no longer sign players under contract until the summer.

Donny van de Beek will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Everton after sealing a deadline day move from Manchester United.

Manchester United spent the January transfer window looking to offload some of the players deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.

Squad numbers for the remainder of the season have been finalised by Manchester United - after the January transfer window came and went without any further additions.

Manchester United today, leaving the Englishman free to leave for nothing in the summer.Lingard's contract is currently set to expire on June 30, and the midfield reportedly wants to leave.However, according to The Athletic, Lingard's wish will not be granted on Deadline Day despite links to numerous Premier League clubs.Ralf Rangnick had initially allowed Lingard to move, but after a meeting at Carrington on Monday, Rangnick has backtracked on his initial promise.Lingard had hoped to leave in an attempt to gain first-team football to try and force himself into Gareth Southgate's plans for the World Cup.Lingard has made 14 appearances for United this season, however, he only found the net twice for the Red Devils.His form has been a stark contrast to that at West Ham.Lingard moved to the Hammers on loan during the 2020/21 January transfer window, and he was a revelation in the middle of the park for David Moyes' side.The Hammers have been strongly linked for his signature, and so have newly-minted Newcastle United. What do you think of United's decision to keep Lingard? Let us know in the comments section United have already seen a number of first-team stars leave this window.Axel Tuanzebe moved to Napoli on loan while Anthony Martial made the switch to Sevilla on loan, and Donny van de Beek is expected to leave for Everton, also on loan.