Manchester United forward, Anthony Martial, has come out to deny claims made by his interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, that he declined to play in the 2-2 draw with

Aston Villa on Saturday. Martial is desperate to leave Old Trafford, with Sevilla interested in signing him this January window. The France forward was not with the rest of the team at Villa Park and United had only 8 players on the bench, consisting of two goalkeepers.

After the game, Rangnick said: “He (Martial) didn’t want to be in the team.

“He would have remained in the squad typically, but he didn’t want to. That is the reason he was not travelling with us the other day (on Friday).”

In a fresh twist, Martial wrote on his Instagram story: “I will never ever refuse to play a match for Man United.

“I’ve been here for 7 years and I never ever disrespected and will never disrespect the club and the fans.”

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