5) Buying Anthony Martial
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Louis van Gaal spent around £250 million during his two years at Man United. Most of his signings have turned out to be big flops, especially players such as Memphis and Morgan Schneiderlin. But he did sign, in my opinion, a player the future United teams will be built around – Anthony Martial.
The Frenchman, plucked from obscurity for a mind-boggling fee of £38.5 million, which according to some reports can rise up to a staggering £61 million in the future, looked like a horrible investment at first. But what a masterstroke it has turned out to be.
In only his first season, Anthony Martial has become the darling of the Stretford End faithful. His boundless energy and immense composure defies all logic for a boy only 22-years old. Till Marcus Rashford broke onto the scene, ironically due to an injury to Martial, all hopes of United finishing in the top 4 were pinned on the Frenchmen.
Even though that target could not be achieved, Martial played his part ending up as United’s top scorer for the season. And there ain’t a better to start your Manchester United career than by scoring your first goal against Liverpool.
