When Anthony Martial first signed for Manchester United, The Mirror’s headline read: “What A Waste Of Money”. The young Frenchman has gone on to score four goals in his opening four games, matching Radamel Falcao’s tally from the whole of last season.
If Martial scores against Sunderland on Saturday, he will become the first United player to score in his first three appearances in the Premier League, but Louis van Gaal insists that the hype won’t affect him.
No, I don’t think so because he doesn’t read the papers. Maybe he hears it from his fellow players, but I don’t think the players will say that he can break a record. His personality is that he is an open guy, he is listening, he is watching, he is focusing on the matches. For a manager, he is a very coachable player and that is also why I bought him.
