Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says that Anthony Martial can imitate Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford | Football News

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Manchester United 's interim manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, challenged Anthony Martial to score simpler goals and said he was able to score 20 goals in one season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Anthony Martial to continue to improve and emulate Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo after signing a new deal at Old Trafford.

The French striker extended his contract at Old Trafford on Thursday, joining the club until June 2024, and Solskjaer told the 23-year-old that he could follow in the footsteps of the five-time winner of the Ballon d'Or. ;Gold.

"I am here to help the players, to guide them until the summer and I think that when you meet him and that you talk to him, for example, about Cristiano's career, what's going on. he's done his career and the way he's talking to us about all the fantastic players with their story, I think Anthony just said, "If I can be part of that, I'm Would like it ".

"I'm talking about my experience in this club and what [Martial] can reach. I'm talking about Cristiano's career, what he made, how he got there.

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"It's up to each player to decide how you decide to develop your own career.Cristiano was the best, his way of changing now, it's part of any player – you have to model yourself on someone and you're We must have more challenges before you. "

Solskjaer, who has scored more than 90 goals as a United player, wants Martial to follow his lead and increase his performance in front of goal.

The acting director said: "I would like him to make a few more points, he does not miss an opportunity, he is fantastic, so he needs more chances.

Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) played together at Manchester United, before Ronaldo won five Golden Balls at Real Madrid

"I do not stop telling him that you need to read and sniff if there is a chance." Perhaps also scoring scattered goals.

"He and Marcus (Rashford) score a lot of" world "goals, but those five or six extra goals I was doing with tapings, doing these races, are going a long way."

Much has been said about the role played by Solskjaer in improving the form of Rashford, who has scored five goals in nine matches since the Norwegian replaced Jose Mourinho. He thinks the English striker can form a powerful partnership with Martial.

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He said: "A healthy competition, but they can also create a relationship, they can play for many years together, hopefully.

"They can feed each other because both are very good at getting out of the left.If one plays center, the other can make opposing moves.

"I think in the years to come, we'll see a lot of combinations between those two."

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