The reason why Erik Ten Hag got totally furious with Anthony Martial

Manchester United’s coach Erik Ten Hag could have found a new enemy inside his squad, as the Dutchman was visibly furious with the French striker Anthony Martial during the game where the Red Devils got 1-0 defeat against Newcastle in St.James’ Park on the fourteenth day of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.

The French 27-year-old striker, who started for United in the front of the attack replacing Rasmus Hojlund against the Magpies, completed a poor performance in North England, showing his worst face again this season and not being as competitive in his play as required by his coach Erik Ten Hag.

In this sense, the Dutchman berated Martial during the game for the striker’s attitude on the pitch, which was responded by the Frenchman in a really arrogant way dismissing the manager’s indications with hand gestures. In this respect, the manager spoke on the incident in the after game press conference, admitting he was aggressive towards the French striker.

The Dutchman wanted to keep calm in the after game press conference

However, he tried to keep calm about the incident, setting the spotlight on the team instead of the player in front of the media. "It's not about Anthony Martial, it's about the team. I try to energize the team and try to get a reaction from the team at this moment. As you see, we had a tough period and when you're coaching you are a little more aggressive, so that's normal”, he explained.