Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that Anthony Martial has the talent to emulate famed Red alumnus Cristiano Ronaldo, while warning that he will have to work hard to reach those levels.
Martial stole the show during United's 3-0 defeat of Fulham with a fantastic solo goal that brought to mind a similar strike at Craven Cottage from the current Juventus star in 2007.
That performance prompted team-mate Juan Mata to call Martial the "French Ronaldo", a term that Solskjaer believes could prove prophetic with the right work-rate.
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“Yes, it was towards the end of the game and we played a very poor game and Cristiano scored it,” Solskjaer said when asked about the similarities with Ronaldo's famous strike.