Manchester United striker Anthony Martial recalled to France squad for friendlies against Wales and Germany
Didier Deschamps has also called up Nabil Fekir and Kylian Mbappe for warm up games ahead of 2018 World Cup in Russia
ANTHONY MARTIAL has been recalled to the France side by Didier Deschamps following an impressive start to the season for the Manchester United man.
The 1998 world champions host Wales in a friendly on November 10, before travelling to Germany four days later.
France are among the favourites win the 2018 World Cup in Russia due to the strength in depth at their disposal.
And shown how talented his with a star-studded 24-man squad — devoid of several big names.
As well as a recall for Martial, Deschamps has included Nabil Fekir, while also selecting two players for the first time.
Defender Benjamin Pavard, 21, who is at Stuttgart, as well as former Blackburn and Stoke midfielder Steven N'Zonzi.
United forward Martial has been rewarded for a superb start to the season, which has yielded six goals — four of which have come from the substitute's bench.
The Frenchman excelled when he first joined the Red Devils in the summer of 2015.
But the arrival of Jose Mourinho saw his form take a nose dive, and there were even question marks about his future.
Injuries have robbed Deschamps of the likes of Paul Pogba, Djibril Sibide, N'Golo Kante, Thomas Lemar, Hugo Lloris, Ousmane Dembele and Dimitri Payet.
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While there will be fury among Real Madrid fans as injured Raphael Varane has been selected.
And their anger will be doubled with the news Gareth Bale has also been called up for the Wales squad to face France in the first fixture.
As always, there is no place for outcast Karim Benzema.