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Anthony Martial arrives at France's Clairefontaine base after recall

Anthony Martial arrives at France's Clairefontaine base after recall while injured Paul Pogba also checks in despite missing Manchester derby

Manchester United forward Anthony Martialhas returned to Clairefontaine after receiving a recall to France's international squad.
Martial, who has been in fine form for United in recent weeks with seven goals in his last seven games, looked happy to be back having not played for his country since March. 

The 22-year-old failed to make Didier Deschamps' World Cup squad but is now back in his manager's plans after shining for United since winning back the trust ofJose Mourinho. 

FRANCE'S FIXTURES 

November 16: Holland vs France (Nations League), De Kuip, Rotterdam
November 20: France vs Uruguay (Friendly), Stade de France, Saint-Denis 
Deschamps said of the forward: 'He has incredible potential, but does not always show it regularly.
'What he is doing in Manchester now is closer to what he is able to do.
'He is still a young player, but one who, I hope, is seeing the importance he has taken in Manchester in recent weeks.'
Martial will have encountered Benjamin Mendy for the second time in less than 24 hours after finishing on the losing side against the left back's side on Sunday. 
The former Monaco forward continued his fine run in front of goal by netting a second-half penalty but Mendy had the last laugh as his City side ran out 3-1 winners at the Etihad. 

FRANCE'S SQUAD 

Alphonse Areola (Paris St-Germain), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Lucas Digne (Everton), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St-Germain), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Adil Rami (Marseille), Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon), Steven Nzonzi (Roma), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille
Deschamps is expected to be without the injured Paul Pogba for this month's international break but the Manchester United man still met up with his team-mates.
Pogba missed United's defeat against City due to a small injury he picked up against Juventus in midweek so is unlikely to be risked by Deschamps.  
Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud were among the other players to arrive at France's Clairefontaine base ahead of their games against Holland and Uruguay. 
France are top of their Nations League group with seven points from three games. 
If they avoid defeat against Holland in Rotterdam then they will finish as Group A winners in League 1. 
The world champions then face a friendly match against Uruguay at Stade de France. 



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