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The French international was linked to the remoteness of the Red Devils this summer, but left the camp due to the birth of his second child
Jose Mourinho confirmed that Anthony Martial left Manchester United in the United States to witness the birth of his second child in Paris.
Martial was strongly linked to a move away from the club after his agent claimed a move, with France 's international reported having a tense relationship with Mourinho. It was speculated Wednesday that Martial would return home but later Mourinho confirmed that his departure was not due to the transfer of rumors.
"I discovered that Martial was going to Paris when he told me" reporters after the 1-1 match of the AC Milan Champions Cup with AC Milan, which they finally won 9-8 on penalties.
"It was two or three days ago."
"When a man is going to be father in this case, it's the second time that he's going to become a father, and he decides that it is very important for him to go there, no one has the right to stop him from leaving.
The shootout win over Milan was United's first-ever contest of the year, and after two mediocre ties with Club America and San Jose Earthquakes, Mourinho was pleased with the way things were going.
a good practice session against a team with more time [training] than us, with more players than us, so a good training session, "said Mourinho.
"We played in a system [3-5-2 formation] Playing a lot, many times, so it's a good experience too.
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"We made some defensive mistakes, but with the ball we were dangerous, especially when at the moment we are playing 90 minutes, but we are very good at 65 minutes.
"We were lucky not to score goals but to score good goals: against with Ander [Herrera] and Alexis [Sanchez] in the second.
"And at the end the penalties do not mean anything, but I think the football fans, especially the American football fans, enjoyed the shots and [it] was a lot of fun."
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