Anthony Martial: The most popular pick in Sky Sports Fantasy Football
Tuesday 2 February 2016 08:21, UK
Anthony Martial's is attracting more interest than any other Premier League player in Sky Sports Fantasy Football this week following his impressive start at Manchester United.
The 19-year-old has scored three times in his first two Premier League appearances and also netted in the Capital One Cup against Ipswich on Wednesday night.
Valued at £7.5m, £2.5m less than the game's most expensive player, Sergio Aguero, Martial has been transferred in by 15.5 per cent of managers ahead of lowly Sunderland's trip to Old Trafford on Saturday.
Despite becoming the world's most expensive teenage footballer when he was signed from Monaco, the Frenchman is joint 25th in Sky Sports Fantasy Football's list of most valuable strikers, having scored 11 in 42 in all competitions last season.
Martial is not the only striker defying his modest price tag, with Callum Wilson (£6.8m), Odion Ighalo (£6.5m) and Jamie Vardy (£7.3m) commanding the top three spots in terms of highest points-scoring strikers in the game.
Graziano Pelle (£8.1m) and Bafetimbi Gomis (£7.7m) follow with four goals apiece while the top-priced trio of Sergio Aguero (£10m), Diego Costa (£9.8m) and Alexis Sanchez (£8.7m) trail well behind with just two goals between them.
Indeed, none of the top-priced 10 forwards have hit the 30-point mark yet, while there's four players priced at less than £7.8m boasting such totals.
Bournemouth's Wilson (47 points) now sits second in the overall rankings as Leicester Riyad Mahrez maintains top spot on 67 points, having also netted his fifth goal of the campaign last weekend.
Top scoring strikers:
Callum Wilson - £6.8m - 5 goals - 47 points
Odion Ighalo - £6.5m - 4 goals - 41 points
Jamie Vardy - £7.3m - 4 goals - 33 points
Graziano Pelle - £8.1m - 4 goals - 33 points
Bafetimbi Gomis - £8.1m - 4 goals - 32 points
Most expensive strikers:
Sergio Aguero - £10m - 1 goal - 24 points
Diego Costa - £9.8m - 1 goal - 18 points
Alexis Sanchez - £9.7m - 0 goals - 14 points
Wayne Rooney - £9.6m - 0 goals - 10 points
Harry Kane £9.3m - 0 goals - 12 points
