Manchester United forward Anthony Martial earns recall to France squad after strong upturn of form

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Anthony Martial has reaped the rewards of his recent resurgence at Manchester United by receiving a recall to the France national squad, named by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday. 

The United forward has made the Les Bleus squad for friendlies at home to Wales on November 10 and away to Germany four days later.

Martial was a member of France's European Championship squad last summer, but has not played for the national side since October 2016 when he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Holland.

Anthony Martial's strong form has been rewarded with a recall to the France national squad

Martial scored United's goal in a 1-0 home win against Tottenham in the Premier League last Saturday. 

Despite often being used as a substitute, Martial has six goals for United and Deschamps suggested he may start him in one of the games.

'He continues to be effective. He played at the Euro, had a difficult spell after that, and is coming back well,' Deschamps said. 'I can see that he's doing well coming off the bench, but I'm not going to limit him to a substitute's role.'

Manager Didier Deschamps has been pleased with Martial and suggested he will start him

Skillful Lyon forward Nabil Fekir was recalled after a flurry of goals, but Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was again left out.

Deschamps gave first call-ups to Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi and 21-year-old Stuttgart defender Benjamin Pavard.