The Treble-winner hit a memorable hat-trick in a 6-1 win at Old Trafford and it showed what is true for virtually all strikers, a goal can suddenly spark a prolific spell, and this is something previously acknowledged by the former Trinidad & Tobago international's old team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“You have that bottle of ketchup when it never comes out but, when it suddenly comes, there's loads of it,” was the analogy the manager once used.
Martial scored what seemed a legitimate goal during the damaging 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United, only for it to be disallowed for a foul by Harry Maguire on Blades keeper Aaron Ramsdale, and things would have been very different during the post-match inquest if it had stood.