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Narrated by James Marriott
The most predictable substitution of the season came at the Emirates Stadium when Anthony Martial was replaced by Rasmus Hojlund in the 67th minute.
Martial has been at United for eight years, but has struggled to fulfil his potential. If you ask fans to name some club flops, then the French striker’s name will be among them. No one was all that bothered, though, at the start of this campaign because of the signing at the beginning of August of Hojlund for £72 million from Atalanta. The Denmark international would surely be among the goals and relegate Martial to a bit-part protagonist.
United’s stuttering and slightly lucky start to the season coincided with an exacerbated back problem suffered by their new 20-year-old forward, which only