"Ronaldo going to struggle to get into the team", "Will have a better season than Darwin Nunez" - Manchester United fans lose their mind as Anthony Martial stars once again against Crystal Palace

[L-to-R] Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and Anthony Martial.
[L-to-R] Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag and Anthony Martial.

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial enjoyed yet another impressive outing during his side's 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace earlier today (July 19).

The Frenchman opened the scoring with a volleyed finish after brilliantly controlling a lofted cross from right-back Diogo Dalot. Martial was then involved in the build-up as Donny van de Beek set up Marcus Rashford for the second goal three minutes into the second half.

The 26-year-old capped off a fantastic display by sending Jadon Sancho through on goal with a neat first-touch pass. Sancho made no mistake to put the Red Devils 3-0 up around the hour mark.

Both players were then substituted in the 66th minute with the game in the bag for Erik ten Hag's men.

Martial has now racked up three goals and an assist in three pre-season matches for Manchester United. It has been a fantastic return for a player who scored only two goals in 23 matches across competitions for two different clubs last season.

Fans of the Red Devils are understandably excited and seem confident that Martial will deliver the goods in the 2022-23 campaign as well. Adam McKola, who is part of the fan channel "Stretford Paddock," tweeted:

"Ronaldo gonna struggle to get in the team at the rate Martial is scoring.... 👀"

Another fan seemed to believe that Martial will enjoy a better campaign than new Liverpool signing Darwin Nunez next season and wrote:

"Like and Retweet if you believe Martial will have a better season than Darwin Nunez."

Here are some more reactions from Manchester United fans:

Joel Ward pulled a goal back for Crystal Palace in the 74th minute. However, they couldn't create too many opportunities beyond that, despite United ending the game with 10 men after Will Fish's dismissal with six minutes to go.


Manchester United continue solid start to Erik ten Hag era with third consecutive win

The win against Crystal Palace marked Manchester United's third win on the bounce under Ten Hag.

The Red Devils have scored 11 goals and conceded two in those games and seem to have much more belief in their style of play than last season. A major reason for this has been their impressive attacking trio.

It's not a stretch to state that Martial, Rashford and Sancho struggled last season. The trio combined to record 11 goals and five assists in 81 combined matches for Manchester United.

To put that into context, the Red Devils' top-scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo, scored 24 times in 38 matches in all competitions.

However, all three players have looked sharper and fitter so far under Ten Hag. In addition to Martial's three goals, Rashford and Sancho have scored two apiece.

The trio have also linked up extremely well and are only likely to get better as United get more pre-season action under their belt.

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