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20th Sep 2015

Anthony Martial scored twice on his full PL debut and Manchester United fans went mad

Beautifully taken

Darragh Murphy

Was the goal against Liverpool a fluke? How would he play with Rooney? Is he the greatest player of all time?

Manchester United fans wanted answers from Anthony Martial’s first Premier League start when the Red Devils travelled to St Mary’s on Sunday afternoon.

It took 34 minutes for the pricey Frenchman to find the net when he showed composure beyond his years to beat Maarten Stekelenburg and bring United level after Graziano Pelle’s early strike.

And United fans got a little bit carried away…

https://twitter.com/LewisRowe_/status/645622057930227714

https://twitter.com/TomCreego/status/645622066834743296

https://twitter.com/mikeeilbacher/status/645622073050554368

https://twitter.com/Lynd_Daniels/status/645624415967952896

https://twitter.com/timmy_buckley18/status/645623653250519040

https://twitter.com/WhatASaveDeGea/status/645625366929784832

Then the teenager went and scored a second and the hype train kicked into breakneck speed.

https://twitter.com/Eddie_Morris98/status/645632023797874690

https://twitter.com/bealymufc/status/645631999491837952

https://twitter.com/dredarmy/status/645631351484362752

https://twitter.com/_VSimmons/status/645631341380415488

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