Martial and Mourinho’s heart-to-heart pays off

As usual during the mid-summer months, the talk surrounding Manchester United became increasingly incessant.

If it wasn’t the Alvaro Morata-Romelu Lukaku saga, it was Jose Mourinho signing Nemanja Matic from his former club Chelsea. There was even a bomb scare during their tour of Los Angeles.

But one of the most meaningful conversations that took place during pre-season happened away from prying eyes and nowhere near the glare of the media spotlight.