Who is new Manchester United striker Anthony Martial?

The teenager signed for £36m from Monaco has been likened to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, but also has a reputation for being idle

Anthony Martial
Name: Anthony MartialAge: 19Transfer: Monaco to Manchester United - £36mThe teenager scored only eight goals in France's Ligue 1 last season but that has not deterred Manchester United from forking out almost £40m on the highly-rated striker.
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As the transfer window inches shut, Manchester United have pulled off one of the most unexpected moves of the summer, forking out a reported £36m on a virtually unknown teenager in the form of Monaco striker Anthony Martial.

"Louis van Gaal has been linked with pretty much every high profile player under the sun in the previous few weeks — from Neymar to Gareth Bale to Zlatan Ibrahimovic — and yet, in the end, decided to bid for a striker with only one full season of top flight football under his belt," notes the Daily Telegraph.

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