None of Man United's recent strikers can better Martial's record after four games - and only one can match it. Anthony Martial 's first few weeks as a Manchester United player could not have gone much better.
After the France striker scored against Ipswich in United's 3-0 Capital One Cup win , he now has four goals in his first four appearances for the club .
For a player who was labelled an over-priced panic buy just a few weeks ago, that represents one HELL of a start to life in England .
But just how good is it? To find out, let's compare his goal record after four games to that of United's recent attacking stars…
Three big names were still on a big fat zero at this stage of their United careers:
Michael Owen 0 Carlos Tevez 0 Cristiano Ronaldo 0
Falcao had at least scored (although he only managed a grand total of four in his 29 games):
Radamel Falcao 1 Javier Hernandez 1
Two often underrated United strikers made reasonable starts - but were still nowhere near Martial's standard:
Dimitar Berbatov 2 Danny Welbeck 2
Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy famously made fast starts at Old Trafford - but still can't match the newboy:
Wayne Rooney 3 Ruud van Nistelrooy 3 Louis Saha 3
In fact, the only man who can? The Flying Dutchman, former Arsenal hitman who scored four times in his first four United games, back in 2012:
Robin van Persie
4
So, there you have it. Conclusive proof that Martial has made the best start of any Man United striker in recent years. The question is: can he keep it up?
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