Manchester United’s new signing Anthony Martial has received a warning from a potential title rival and French teammate Eliaquim Mangala. The defender himself was in a similar position this time last year, and Manchester City paid an astronomical fee to land the young centre-back.
“It is up to him to do well on the pitch,” said Mangala. “The first season can be tough. The Premier League is a tough one – totally different and very difficult. I hope he will be well received.”
“I do not think that the amount of the transfer would be a problem,” Martial’s French compatriot continued. “Obviously no one will look at him the same way anymore.
“United paid a lot of money for him. Let’s see how he and people around him like the club or his family, deals with it, that’s important. He must focus only on his football.”
Hopefully Anthony Martial can take these wise words on board. This first season is destined to be a learning curve for the 19-year old striker, but if he can hit the ground running he may well go on to be one of the success stories of the season.
The one thing that has impressed me about Martial is his calmness surrounding the whole transfer. He doesn’t seem phased by the fee and he seems solely focused on doing his talking on the pitch.
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