Erik ten Hag should be fired by Man Utd owners The Glazers due to team selection after defeat to Arsenal

The Glazers, who control Manchester United, have been instructed to fire Erik ten Hag if the team's manager chooses Anthony Martial over recent acquisition Rasmus Hojlund in the next Premier League game. When the international break ends later this month, United will play the much favored Brighton.

In August, United paid £72 million to sign Hojlund from Atalanta after the 20-year-old made an impression in Serie A the previous season. The Dane, though, who had a back problem when he arrived in England, only made his Red Devils debut against Arsenal as a late substitution.

At the Emirates Stadium, Martial began his team's 3-1 loss before being substituted by Hojlund with 23 minutes left in the game. Paul Parker, a former United defender, did not want to see the France international start in front of Hojlund once again.

If he doesn’t start against Brighton, then all fans will want Erik ten Hag fired, and it would almost be justified,” Parker told Spilxperten. “It wouldn’t make any sense if he started on the bench.

“Martial shouldn’t even be on the bench. There must be a youth player who is better who can sit on the bench, and Hojlund can be the first striker. All Manchester United fans are fed up with seeing a player with a lousy attitude, who always sulks and complains, and it’s a blessing that Man Utd finally has an attacker who plays with enthusiasm.

“I actually don’t agree that you can’t already judge Rasmus Hojlund based on the minutes he had against Arsenal. You certainly can because he made a huge difference when he was substituted in.

“It was the best thing that could happen to him, that he had to replace Martial because he knew he couldn’t do worse than him. When he came on the pitch, he used his physique and pushed Gabriel, almost sending him flying out of Emirates. Martial has never done that. He just lies down on the ground and cries.

“He ran deep with his tremendous speed, something Martial has never done either. Martial is like a greyhound because a greyhound never runs past the hare, and that’s how Martial is.”