Ranieri: Martial Will Come Good For Manchester United

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri believes Anthony Martial will rediscover his best form for Manchester United.

Ranieri signed Martial for Monaco from Lyon in 2013 before United paid £36m to bring the forward to Old Trafford in August.

The France international scored four goals in his first four games for United, but has scored just once in his last 14 outings for club and country.

Former United midfielder Paul Scholes criticised the 19-year-old for his performance in the goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven, which left the Red Devils' hopes of progressing to the Champions League knockout phase in the balance.

Scholes accused Martial of not being "bothered" about missing chances against the Dutch side.

Ranieri understood Scholes' comments and believes Martial can use the remarks to become stronger.

He said: "He is 19 years old. It is right to make criticism - and Scholes made the right criticism - but it will improve his mind. His character is very strong, he is young, but strong. It is important that he is also intelligent and then he can improve.

"I think his impact for us was amazing. He scored four goals if I remember. I have watched him grow a lot since two or three years ago when I bought him from Lyon. Now he is young, but he is a man.

"Already, three years ago, he knew very well where he will arrive because his focus was to achieve a high level of football in the world. I think he can arrive."

Leicester host United and Martial with the Foxes top of the Premier League, one point ahead of their second-placed visitors.

Ranieri added: "It's the big match of the Premier League this week. We are top of league and in this moment we deserve this.

"For us, it's another match to see how we have to improve. When we play great teams, great champions, I have to see how our team show the tactics - how we react if we lose a goal, and how we react if we score a goal."

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