Jose Mourinho has admitted that French forward Anthony Martial struggles are due to the fact that the team plays much different way than the team of last season under Louis van Gaal.
The 20-year old has been one of the best players for the club last season but has failed to replicate a similar kind of form under Mourinho which has caused problems.
“Martial was OK for this game. It was just an option. He played last Sunday [against Arsenal],” Mourinho said. “I cannot play with 12 players. I cannot have on the bench 19, 20.
“You wanted to see Mkhitaryan and I wanted to too. I cannot play all of them at the same time. It was just an option. The players have to win their positions.
“They are friends, they are colleagues who work together every day but in the end they compete between themselves to have more chance to play. Anthony played against Arsenal. Thursday was a moment to give a chance for Mkhitaryan to start.”
