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Louis van Gaal has hailed teenage signing Anthony Martial – who has scored three goals for Manchester United in his first three games.

Despite having regularly been sucked into relegation battles due to all manner of problems (which I wrote about for SB Nation’s main site earlier in the week), they’ve had an annoyingly good record against United over the last couple of years.

After the close of the summer transfer window he had been ready to join a Championship club on loan – an ambition shared by Van Gaal, who wanted him to have the regular game time that would aid his development.

The 19-year-old became the most expensive teenage footballer in the world when the Red Devils forked out a staggering £36-million for his signature on deadline day.

Ranieri was responsible for bringing the 19-year-old to the Principality in 2013 during his time in charge of Monaco, signing him for £3.5 million from Ligue 1 rivals Lyon.

Willy Sagnol believes that Manchester United striker Anthony Martial is mature beyond his age.

The victory took Louis van Gaal’s side into second place, two points behind neighbours Manchester City. Before that, he had put impressive performances in against PSV Eindhoven and against Liverpool where he scored a superb solo goal on his debut for United. “We saw...

The restaurant offers premium valet and chauffeur services – Van Gaal and the two women arrived in a stunning Bentley – complete with a personalised W1 NGS number plate.

Although Sterling is only a year older than Martial at 20, he is already a key worldwide player with a lot of Premier League experience under his belt and was a influential force in Liverpool’s second-place finish two seasons ago.