adminPARIS. — Manchester United’s deadline day signing Anthony Martial has played down comparisons with Arsenal’s record goalscorer Thierry Henry. Henry had an extremely successful career during his time in England, having won the Premier League twice and the FA Cup thrice with the Gunners. He won the Golden Boot award four times, the most in league history.
Henry also leads the all time scoring charts for France with 51 goals and is second in the list of most capped players for his country with 123 caps. The main comparisons made were down to their style of play, as Martial likes to run behind defenders and his ability to calmly score from one-on-ones, something of a trademark for Henry during his playing days.
“I know this is a very great player who is a legend in England. I do not think we have the same characteristics,” Martial told French TV channel BFM. Thierry Henry is Thierry Henry. I still have everything to prove. By continuing to work, I will try to reach his level but I am still very far off.” — Reuters.
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