Samuel Oladipupo
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been ruled out of France’s upcoming European Championship qualifiers after a knee injury.
The striker twisted his long-standing injury during the Red Devils’ FA Cup quarter-final exit game with Wolves on Saturday and has now been forced to withdraw from international duty with the World Cup holders.
Didier Deschamps has called up Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar as cover for Les Bleus as they begin the journey to the 2020 European Championships.
Martial was previously a member of the squad that reached the final of the 2016 Euros held on home soil and featured in their extra-time loss to Portugal after coming off the bench.
He was on the standby list for the World Cup in Russia last year but ultimately missed out on a place in the travelling party after seeing his opportunities limited at club level.
Since then, the 23-year-old has responded by producing arguably his finest season for United yet, delivering consistency under both Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford to earn his recall.
