A. Martialis aims for another record

2016-04-08 16:57 © JumpStory

Anthony Martial is approaching the record of scored goals among players who started the season at "Manchester United" as teenagers. (a teenager in the UK is considered a person up to 19 years old, ed. note). The Frenchman, who was 19 at the beginning of the season, turned 20 in December and has scored 13 goals this season. One of the record holders, Brian Kidd, scored 17 goals in his debut season of 1967 - 1968, surpassing the record held by Sir Matt Busby. B. Kidd particularly marked his 19th birthday by scoring a goal in the European Cup tournament at "Wembley" stadium against Lisbon's "Benfica" club. Wayne Rooney also scored 17 goals in his first season in 2004 - 2005 wearing the "Red Devils" kit. The Englishman started his debut season with a 'hattrick' against Istanbul's "Fenerbahce" at just 18 years and 335 days old. This achievement allows W. Rooney to still be called the youngest footballer in the Champions League, who managed to score three goals in one match. The current team captain also shone on his 19th birthday, when London's "Arsenal" was defeated 2 - 0. Norman Whiteside played his first match in the team at the end of the 1981 - 1982 season, but he played a full season in the main team in the 1982 - 1983 season, during which he managed to score 14 goals. At the moment, A. Martial is only one precise shot away from N. Whiteside's achievement. It is also worth mentioning the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton's record, when he managed to score twelve times in just 17 matches in the 1956 - 1957 season. Including the "Premier" and FA Cup tournaments, there are eight matches left for Anthony Martial to beat this record.

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