Whether Cristiano Ronaldo leaves in January or summer, Manchester United will need to identify a new player to lead the line. A lot of fans hoped that Anthony Martial would finally find his feet under Erik ten Hag, but the striker has struggled with injury this season.
In his limited minutes, however, Martial has shown what a striker that fits the mold of what Ten Hag wants from a forward. He has played 133 minutes in all competitions and scored three goals and registered two assists.
So in the long term this is the sort of striker that United should be targeting. A player who can take advantage of the spaces left by their opponents and also link the play up between the forward line.
