Following his blistering start to life in England, Anthony Martial believes his new side Manchester United have the capabilities to win the Premier League and the Champions League. “Thierry Henry is Thierry Henry”.
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Martial has scored a few decent finishes in the division already, netting three times in his first four league games for United and is fast becoming a favourite already at Old Trafford.
“Basically, I was told “untransferable” so I thought staying in Monaco”, Martial said. I am not surprised about how quickly he fits in and what he’s able to do on the pitch.
They have twice triumphed in the Premier League and the Champions League in the same campaign, in 1999 and 2008, both under Sir Alex Ferguson, but Martial aims to make it a hat trick. Van Gaal called me and spoke to my mother who did the translation.
But the striker is pleased that fans have seen the real him at such an early stage, making the price tag easy to forget.
The French striker’s superb performances on the pitch have silenced the bashings and criticism surrounding the player’s 80 million euro transfer from AS Monaco to Manchester United.
“With all the racket that there was before and after his arrival, many have realised that he has the quality”, Deschamps said.
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“I try to ignore it all”.
