A quick glance of Anthony Martial's appearance tally for Manchester United so far this season creates a sorry-looking picture.
By contrast, his goals and assists tally makes a very encouraging one. Therefore, it could have been considered somewhat typical that the Frenchman, on his longest outing in the Premier League so far this season, amounting to 72 minutes, failed to score or register an assist for only the second time this season.
After getting the nod to start and score in Thursday night's 4-2 Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford, Martial was always going to be in the frame to start Sunday's 2-1 win on the banks of the Thames against Fulham, regardless of Cristiano Ronaldo's availability. The former AS Monaco man has the full backing of manager Erik ten Hag and has threatened to turn his United career around so far this season, albeit in limited flashes.
