Anthony Martial’s Manchester United debut couldn’t have gone much better.
The Frenchman’s new club doubled their 1-0 lead within minutes of him replacing Juan Mata, and he then went on to seal a 3-1 win with a goal that made all the ‘New Thierry Henry’ hyperbole seem like it just might be accurate.
1 – Anthony Martial has scored with his first shot in the Premier League. Bargain.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 12, 2015
Unsurprisingly, United’s fans were delighted…
Lots of Henry comparisons, but even he didn't have to start under this scrutiny. Martial has no chill!
— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) September 12, 2015
WELCOME TO MANCHESTER UNITED, ANTHONY MARTIAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) September 12, 2015
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHH MARTIAL! OMGGGGGGGGGGGG! #MUFC
— Dominic Nozahic (@domnozahic) September 12, 2015
That Martial goal is one of my favourite United moment for a while.
— Chris Mayer (@chrismayerV1) September 12, 2015
A goal of that quality was enough to make anyone sit up and take notice.
https://twitter.com/psharland55/status/642763312648843265
Would have written off Martial as a waste of money but considering he almost signed for Spurs he was guaranteed to be amazing.
— Mac (@Tweetgood_Mac) September 12, 2015
Well, almost everyone…
Martial won't score a goal like that for the rest of his life
— Shivam Manghnani (@shivamLM) September 12, 2015
It's all ahead of you Martial lad. pic.twitter.com/zj6m4pTRvT
— EAMO (@EamoV1) September 12, 2015