Nine things Manchester United fans LOVE about Anthony Martial

5. Patience of a thoroughbred

Some people get on Martial’s case for hanging back and not pursuing the ball for all 90 minutes.

But it’s a common – and successful – strategy in horse racing is for the jockey to keep the horse in the middle of the pack and not make the move towards the front until the field reaches the stretch. Anthony Martial uses a very similar strategy when he’s on the pitch.