It's perhaps fitting that Anthony Martial's most prolific run of form for Manchester United came in the behind-closed-doors Covid season. If no fans were in the ground, did it really happen?
The United striker hit six in seven as football resumed following a three-month pandemic-enforced break in 2020. It included a hat-trick against Sheffield United during a period where he looked the electrifying prospect he's long been touted as.
The run also included a goal at this weekend's opponents Bournemouth but since that summer's day nearly three years ago only 10 more Premier League goals have followed. Martial has been hit by injury absence after injury absence, breaking down more than a Morris Minor.
