Silvestre trusts Martial doesn't leave United like Pogba
Mikael Silvestre has approached kindred Frenchman Anthony Martial to wait for his opportunity in Manchester.
Previous Manchester United full-back Mikael Silvestre trusts out-of-support forward Anthony Martial does not leave Old Trafford like Paul Pogba, asking the Frenchman to stay tolerant.
Military burst onto the scene at Old Trafford last season, however the 21-year-old has been given a diminished part at director Jose Mourinho this term in the midst of instability over his future.
The France worldwide, who was United's driving goalscorer in 2015-16 with 17, has just begun nine Premier League installations this season, missing the previous three matches.
Silvestre - a five-time Premier League victor and Champions League victor amid his nine years at United - has approached his compatriot to wait for his opportunity in Manchester and not follow in the strides of Pogba, who left for Juventus in 2012 just to return in August.
"He had been their top scorer last season, however this year he's an alternate player," Silvestre disclosed to Talk Sport.
"He had a troublesome summer with France – he had an amusement where he didn't perform and he was out of the group – and you need to recollect the scene of getting his number [taken away] for [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic to take. He was not glad about that.
"He had been their top scorer last season, but this year he's a different player," Silvestre told Talk Sport.
"He had a difficult summer with France – he had a game where he didn't perform and he was out of the team – and you have to remember the episode of getting his number [taken away] for [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic to take. He was not happy about that.
"We always say when you have a good first season it's hard to [continue performing], and we have to put that on the fact he's still young and still learning.
"I hope he keeps patient, and won't do a Pogba, like he did and head to Juventus.
"He has to stick around and show his character. The character is about being courageous, stick to it, and work harder – as he has been doing.
"[He can] learn from Ibrahimovic, and learn from Rooney, because those guys have done it and have got what it takes to win trophies.
Previous Manchester United full-back Mikael Silvestre trusts out-of-support forward Anthony Martial does not leave Old Trafford like Paul Pogba, asking the Frenchman to stay tolerant.
Military burst onto the scene at Old Trafford last season, however the 21-year-old has been given a diminished part at director Jose Mourinho this term in the midst of instability over his future.
The France worldwide, who was United's driving goalscorer in 2015-16 with 17, has just begun nine Premier League installations this season, missing the previous three matches.
Silvestre - a five-time Premier League victor and Champions League victor amid his nine years at United - has approached his compatriot to wait for his opportunity in Manchester and not follow in the strides of Pogba, who left for Juventus in 2012 just to return in August.
"He had been their top scorer last season, however this year he's an alternate player," Silvestre disclosed to Talk Sport.
"He had a troublesome summer with France – he had an amusement where he didn't perform and he was out of the group – and you need to recollect the scene of getting his number [taken away] for [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic to take. He was not glad about that.
"He had been their top scorer last season, but this year he's a different player," Silvestre told Talk Sport.
"He had a difficult summer with France – he had a game where he didn't perform and he was out of the team – and you have to remember the episode of getting his number [taken away] for [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic to take. He was not happy about that.
"We always say when you have a good first season it's hard to [continue performing], and we have to put that on the fact he's still young and still learning.
"I hope he keeps patient, and won't do a Pogba, like he did and head to Juventus.
"He has to stick around and show his character. The character is about being courageous, stick to it, and work harder – as he has been doing.
"[He can] learn from Ibrahimovic, and learn from Rooney, because those guys have done it and have got what it takes to win trophies.
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