Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, who has been linked with a move to several other European sides of late, has had a conversation with interim manager Ralf Rangnick following a controversy.

Rangnick had earlier said that Martial “didn’t want to be in the squad” for United’s weekend game against Aston Villa, which ended in an emphatic 2-2 draw.

The forward, for his part, responded with an Instagram post wherein he said the he “will never refuse to play a match for Man United,” further feeding the controversy.

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However, Rangnick on Tuesday claimed that the matter had been put to bed, saying, “I had a conversation with him [Martial] on Sunday. The matter is now resolved.”

That being said, the German manager refused to speculate on Martial’s future at United, saying, “I mean, I’m here now for six weeks. All the things that needed to be said, I said after the press conference.”

“He didn’t train yesterday and the day before yesterday. He will probably train today and after training I will then take the decision if he is nominated or not [for the squad]. Let’s see what will happen there,” added Rangnick, who is now focusing on a potentially challenging away tie against Brentford on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed United’s match against Villa in the weekend with a hip injury, is back in contention for selection, along with England striker Marcus Rashford.

However, French midfielder Paul Pogba, who has missed several games due to a groin injury sustained in November, will not be available for selection, confirmed Rangnick.

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“Paul Pogba had his first day of training with the whole group yesterday and in the first training session he showed what kind of an extraordinary player he could be. He will not be available for the two games this week but hopefully after the international break – when we have the cup game against Middlesbrough and the away game at Burnley – I think he could be an option,” said the German.

Manchester United will be looking to bounce back after their draw with Villa when they travel to Brentford on Wednesday. United are currently seventh with 32 points from 20 games, while Brentford are 14th with 23 points from 21 games.