Premier League 2019-20: 3 key battles that decided Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Wolves

#3 Anthony Martial vs Raul Jimenez

Another goal for Martial, but it did not prove enough in the end

This might be bit of a controversial take, but I believe that despite Anthony Martial's goal, it was Jimenez who had more impact on the game. Hear me out.

Yes, Martial's goal was as clinical as they come - a one-time finish at the end of a beautiful passage of play - and the No. 9 is Martial's natural position. And yes, Marcus Rashford's lethargic second half performance made Martial's effect on the game weaker.

Whenever a mid-table team takes on a significantly better equipped opponents, the strikers play the most important role. They are definitely going to get fewer chances than their counterparts, and it is all the more important that they do it better than them. A single goal can make all the difference.

We have seen it with Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in the past. We see it with Zaha. We see it with Ashley Barnes.

In the Wolves lineup, Jimenez is valuable commodity. Although he did not score tonight - coming agonizingly close with the woodwork - he provided everything else. By everything else, I mean everything else.

He defended hard, and acted as the target man upfront to hold the ball while the rest of his midfield took their positions alongside him. He was a constant pain in the necks of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof, meaning they couldn't move to the wings to help out against Diogo Jota and Jonny.

Both the strikers notched up four dribbles to their name and were similar in almost all statistics except when it came to ball retention: Martial was dispossessed four times through the game, but Jimenez was dispossessed just once. Therein lies the difference.