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Release Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 11:12
Anthony Martial he says "followed Arsenal" growing up thanks to their "French heroes".
Martial joined the Premier League in 2015, becoming the most expensive teen in history by the time Manchester United signed Monaco for £ 36.7 million.
The French has since shown his talents on these shores, scoring 43 goals in 151 matches without having taken orders from a regular starting place and having often played as a winger.
He was one of the the best players outside the Big Five of the Premier League this season, having finally had the chance to shine under José Mourinho.
This is not entirely obvious to the 22-year-old Old Trafford, who was "disappointed". not having the chance to talk to Arsenal in January.
Indeed, he "followed" the Gunners in his youth in France.
"I have always followed English football. Manchester United because Patrice Evra was present and he comes from the same city as me, "he told Manchester United's official website.
"I followed Arsenal in the presence of Thierry Henry, also Ulis.
"For my French heroes, I had Thierry Henry, of course, and then Zinedine Zidane, Zizou. They were the best. I admired the attackers, number 10.
"Another player that I really liked was Nicolas Anelka. He was a very good player, fast with a lot of talent.
"My two great heroes were both Brazilian: Ronaldinho and Ronaldo because they had magic in their feet! Almost all players in my age group at the time would probably tell me the same thing.
"I watched videos of everyone! Henry, Ronaldo – I watched all the attackers on the Internet and sometimes, just before a match, I watched action clips myself so that I could reproduce what they were doing in those videos.
"When I was a child, my favorite team was Lyon. It was at the time when almost all the best players were at the club. Lyon was really my team and that's also why I went to their academy.
"Karim Benzema was there, Juninho Pernambucano, with big free kicks. There was Lisandro Lopez, who went there after that. They had a lot of good players. "
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