Martial told to model Cavani to 'up his game' at Man United

The Frenchman is having trouble finding the net lately and a United legend advises him to learn from a much-experienced new teammate.

After overseeing Romelu Lukaku’s sale to Inter Milan in 2019, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer opted against investing in a new striker and instead decided to make do with the players in his squad.

Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were handed opportunities to become the focal point of the team’s attack.

The pair’s qualities cannot be questioned, but what can be questioned is their ability to lead the line for the Red Devils in the long run.

Martial, who usually assumes the No.9 role, in particular, has lacked consistency and decisiveness in the final third at times this season.

The Frenchman, who missed two good chances in Man United’s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, has scored only twice across 10 appearances so far this term.

Edinson Cavani has been of great help as of late as the summer signing has already netted three times in the limited game time he has been afforded, and an ex-United striker feels the Uruguayan could be a perfect teacher for Martial.

Dimitar Berbatov told Betfair: “He needs to up his game, not only him but the whole team too.

“I’ve been surprised with how well Edinson Cavani has performed, the guy is 33 years old and he’s running around the pitch like he’s a 25-year-old, fighting for the ball, making spaces, the passion he had is still there and that is something that Martial needs to look at and improve on. He needs to bully defenders and get dirty from time to time.

“He has the other attributes like technique, speed and stamina and other things like that, but in some games, like the one against PSG, you need to be a bit nasty and when you have an opportunity to score, you need to score.”