4 Positives for Manchester United ahead of this weekend

Modified Dec 07, 2018 15:29 GMT

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#1 Anthony Martial's form

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When United desperately needed a hero, up stepped Anthony Martial. The Frenchman is United's top scorer in all competitions so far and has been in exceptional form recently.

Martial scored 9 goals from 30 games in the Premier League last season. He attempted 49 shots, 16 of which were on target. This season, the Frenchman has recorded 18 shots, 12 of which has been on target. He already has 7 goals in 12 Premier League games and 8 goals from 18 games in all competitions so far. Martial has started 14 of those games in this season and has slowly marched back into his manager's good books.

While his overall performance has been better, and he is a lot more involved in games now, Martial has also drastically improved his finishing abilities. He is a lot more clinical in front of goal and against Arsenal too, it was his smart finish that brought United back into the game. But what should make every United fan hopeful is that Martial has acquired a consistency about him this season. The Frenchman has now scored against Chelsea, Manchester City as well as Arsenal so far!

He is currently among goals and has now scored 7 times in his last 8 games in the Premier League. It is Anthony Martial's rich form that is the biggest positive for Manchester United ahead of this weekend.

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