By Craig Hope for MailOnline
Published: 14:47 GMT, 9 February 2019 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 9 February 2019
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And to think, Jose Mourinho wanted to sell Anthony Martial. It is perhaps even more surprising that no club sought to punish the manager's gross misjudgement.
He is the manager no more, of course, and it is the re-emergence of talents such as Martial that tell you why.
In fact, is there any Manchester United player who has not improved for the removal of Mourinho's smothering presence and needless hostility?
Anthony Martial capped a superb display with a great goal as Manchester United beat Fulham
Martial's solo-effort helped United to a 3-0 victory against struggling Fulham on Saturday
Paul Pogba scored the other two as United cruised to another three points in the league
Martial revealed this week that he shares a joke with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in training, as if such an occurrence should be worthy of news. Given what went before, it clearly is.
Solskjaer, says Martial, laughs at how many chances he misses in training, the punchline being that he only needs one opportunity to score come match day.