French striker Anthony Martial didn’t have the best of summers after he was left out of the 23-man France squad for this summer’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.

However, things are on the way up for the 22-year-old following his recent turn to form for Premier League giants Manchester United.

Without him, France national team manager Didier Deschamps led the team to a second World Cup title in Russia but he has recovered well from missing the football showpiece.

Martial has scored three goals in the last two Premier League games prompting talks of a recall to the France squad ahead of the international break in November.

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He also received a congratulatory message from Deschamps after his heroics against Chelsea at the weekend.

The former AS Monaco star scored a brace in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in what was a Saturday lunchtime kickoff.

Chelsea had earlier taken a 21st minute lead through former AS Roma defender Antonio Rudiger before the Martial show in the second half.

He profited from some slack Chelsea defender to pull his level on 55 minutes before adding the second goal for the Red Devils in the 73rd minute off an assist from Marcus Rashford.

Martial was on his way to be a matchwinner until Chelsea substitute Ross Barkley snatched a 2-2 draw for the hosts with almost the last kick of the game.

In-form Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has heaped praise on Leicester City star Jamie Vardy as the two teams prepare to face each other in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.

The French international spoke about Vardy in an interview monitored by the Daily Star as he lauded the retired English international for his ruthlessness and finishing ability in the opposition box.

Lacazette and Arsenal would be hoping to record a 10th straight victory in all competitions when they host the Foxes.

A win would make it seven successive victories for the Gunners in the Premier League and it could take the North Londoners as high as the third position on the league table.

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A fourth straight league victory at home would take Arsenal to within two points of leaders and defending champions Manchester City.

Former Lyon striker Lacazette would be hoping to play a prominent role for his team against the Foxes.

The 27-year-old has started the last five league games and he’s expected to lead the line against Leicester City.

The September Player of the Month Award nominee has contributed four goals and four assists in just five starts and three substitute appearances.

He was on target twice in the last league match, a 5-1 win over Fulham.

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has declared himself fit ahead of the Gunners’ Premier League meeting with Leicester City.

The North Londoners host the Foxes at the Emirates Stadium later on Monday with the hope of closing the gap on the league leaders.

Ahead of the game, recently retired German international midfielder Mesut Ozil has made himself available for the game via his official Instagram account.

He posted a photo of himself at full stretch with a caption that conveyed his readiness for the league game against Leicester City.

Ozil had earlier missed the Gunners’ last league game against Fulham with a small injury problem.

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Without the former Real Madrid star, Arsenal produced their best performance of the season against the Cottagers.

Arsenal won the game 5-1 to record a ninth successive win in all competitions and win no. 6 on the bounce in the Premier League.

The trio of Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were on target for the Gunners in that game.

In-form French striker Lacazette scored either side of Andre Schurrle’s goal for the hosts to put Arsenal 2-1 up before wantaway Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey extended Arsenal’s lead just after coming on as a substitute.

Another Arsenal substitute Aubameyang added a brace to give the Gunners a comprehensive 5-1 win.

Manchester United have been rocked by the news that forward Alexis Sanchez will miss the huge Champions League clash with Italian champions Juventus on Tuesday night.

The Red Devils host the Old Lady in a Matchday 3 clash at Old Trafford and will be without the Chilean forward for the game.

The 29-year-old will miss the Juventus game due to an unspecified problem.

He was one of several Manchester United players who missed the former Premier League winners’ public training session earlier on Monday.

Other Manchester United stars like Phil Jones, Diogo Dalot, Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini and Scott McTominay also missed the training for various injury problems.

Alexis’ absence was confirmed by the former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss during his pre-match press conference ahead of the game as he confirmed that the players who missed the training session are out of Tuesday’s game against Juventus.

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Alexis Sanchez has failed to light up Old Trafford since his move from rivals Arsenal during January’s transfer window.

He has scored just four goals in 25 games for Manchester United in all competitions.

The Chilean international star joined the club in a swap deal involving Armenian international playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

His last appearance came as a second half substitute in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea on Saturday.