Ashley Young praises Anthony Martial's Man Utd start
Sunday 13 September 2015 14:27, UK
Ashley Young admits Anthony Martial might have got lucky on his Manchester United debut but rated it as a "great start".
A little over 20 minutes after his introduction from the substitutes' bench against Liverpool on Saturday evening, Martial bamboozled Martin Skrtel with a mazy run before slotting the ball past Simon Mignolet to score the final goal in United's 3-1 win over their bitter rivals.
The 19-year-old has barely had time to settle into his surroundings following his move from Monaco on transfer deadline day - he is living in a city centre hotel and has had to use compatriot Morgan Schneiderlin as a translator because his English is limited to a few words.
"It was a fantastic individual bit of skill, (there was) maybe a bit of luck in there as well, but the way he finished it was incredible and it's a great start from him," United winger Young said of the £36m teenager.
"It's early days for him - he's been away on international duty and only trained the last couple of days with us - but he's young and he wants to learn.
"Morgan is his translator as he doesn't speak much English yet, but if he can go out on the pitch and talk like that, that's enough for us."
Daley Blind, who scored the opening goal from a set-piece drill, was also impressed by the new recruit's debut.
"I'm really happy for him," Blind said. "He's a big talent and we all need to be happy that he's in our team and that he created a goal like this."
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