Friday, 25 September 2015

Martial has been lucky - LVG


Louis van Gaal feels Anthony Martial's superb start to
life at Manchester United is partially down to luck
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal feels Anthony
Martial has had his fair share of luck in his first few weeks at
Old Trafford, but is adamant that the Frenchman's quality has
been making the difference.

The 19-year-old has netted four goals in four appearances in all
competitions since joining United from Monaco on deadline day
of the transfer window and has earned comparisons with France
legend Thierry Henry following his sublime start.

Van Gaal is not concerned the pressure might get to Martial,
though, and is confident he will succeed.

"It is a little bit of luck, but of course the main thing is his
quality," Van Gaal stated at a press conference.

"As a player, he has to do it and he has to cope with the
pressure.

"What we have seen until now, he can do it.

"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 – that is also why I bought him."

The arrival of Martial has limited James Wilson's opportunities
at Old Trafford and Van Gaal has admitted the young striker
could be allowed to leave on a temporary basis in order to get
more playing time.

"We will wait until December to review Wilson's situation," the
Dutchman added. "We might decide to loan him out."

The England Under-21 international scored once in 13 Premier
League appearances last term, but has yet to feature for the
first team in 2015-16.

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