Anthony Martial, the £36m youngster from Monaco has managed to live up to the expectations at Old Trafford and made himself a regular starter for the red devils ever since he has joined the club in September. With having scored five goals for his new club, the wonderkid is already being compared with the club legends like Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of number of matches taken to reach the five goal mark. The frenchman has taken only nine matches to achieve this fete whereas it took 39 matches for Ronaldo to achieve the same. Dubbed as the next Thierry Henry, Martial has maintained his composure on and off the field and never made the attention get on to his head and probably had the best start in the premier league of all the other major summer transfers this season.
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| Anthony Martial celebrating his Manchester United goal |
With pace, power and creativity, United played him up front and cleared out on all the questions concerned to the striking options for the red devils. But ever since the International break, Martial has been playing on the left wing and this reduced the striking options for United. Though Martial had already played as a winger before, and made him totally comfortable in that role, the team needs him on the top and it is his best position. With Memphis available, Van Gaal should play Martial on the top and Rooney in the hole, behind the striker, unless there are any concerns with Memphis, who started the season on left. Having understood the poor run of form in the Euro Qualifiers for Netherlands, Memphis should pick himself up and it shouldn't take long with Van Gaal around and the long relationship the manager and player share.
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| United should play Martial on the top |
With injuries only to Shaw and Young, United should put out their best lineup and always try to push for a win. The draw away to CSKA Moscow and the derby day draw at home to the rivals City should be seen as two chances of winning lost instead of settling for a point. It looks like Manchester United are playing for a draw instead of a win with such lineups, despite having many attacking options available.
One thing would be interesting to see where Martial plays when Young returns, Is the Memphis issue the real concern why Martial is playing on the left or is it something else. Whatever it may be, Martial should play in the number nine role, bursting out with pace, teasing defenders and finishing with composure.
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