Jose Mourinho has slammed Anthony Martial’s agent for trying to unsettle the France international at Manchester United and ordered the striker to start listening to him rather than his advisor.

Martial scored United’s equaliser in the 2-1 win over Middlesbrough and enjoyed one of his best games under Mourinho.

His manager was pleased with the performance and the goal, but when asked about the former Monaco striker, the Portuguese used it as an opportunity to go on the offensive with his agent Philippe Lamboley.

Lamboley had told reporters in France that his client was keen to look at the option of signing for Sevilla in the January transfer window because he was not guaranteed first team football at United, which drew a stinging response from Mourinho.

“He played, he scored, he fought,” said Mourinho. “I know he's a top talent, but he needs to listen to me, not his agent. He needs to listen to me in training, where I try to improve the players.