The then-19-year-old signed for United on the first day of the month, made his senior international debut for France against Portugal on the fourth, then made his magical Reds debut on the 12th.

The then-19-year-old signed for United on the first day of the month, made his senior international debut for France against Portugal on the fourth, then made his magical Reds debut on the 12th.

When he replaced Karim Benzema in that 1-0 friendly win away to Portugal, he became the ninth Manchester United player to have represented Les Bleus at senior level.

With Martial aiming to add to his 18 caps in the forthcoming Nations League games, here is the list of French internationals to have also played for United…

LAURENT BLANC (97 CAPS, 16 GOALS)

Old Trafford proved to be the final stop on the legendary centre-back’s professional playing career, arriving at United in 2001 at the age of 35 to bring a wealth of experience to a defence that had just lost Jaap Stam.