Martial's Debut Strike Wins Goal Of The Season Award

Anthony Martial’s stunning solo goal on his debut has been named Manchester United’s Goal of the Season for 2015/16 after fan polls on Twitter and ManUtd.com.

After coming off the bench midway through the second half at Old Trafford, the French forward took precisely 20 minutes to add his own chapter to the storied history of United v Liverpool fixtures.

With Louis van Gaal's team leading 2-1 and facing a nervy final five minutes after Christian Benteke’s spectacular overhead kick for the visitors, Martial took centre stage in front of the Stretford End to seal the points.

Picking up the ball on the left, the young debutant glided past three defenders before opening up his body and placing the ball past Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet into the far corner, to spark thunderous jubilation inside the Theatre of Dreams.

The strike was one of 10 shortlisted for the original Goal of the Season voting on ManUtd.com, and was subsequently included in the final poll of four on Twitter alongside another Martial effort against Stoke and two Marcus Rashford contributions at the expense of Manchester City and West Ham.

On collecting the award at Old Trafford, Martial said of his debut goal against Liverpool: "It was a fantastic atmosphere on the day and thankfully the manager had confidence in me to put me on. The guys really backed me up and it’s thanks to them that I was able to score.

"Scoring goals earlier in the season certainly helped me to settle in and I had the support of the staff and the players which really helped too. I want to score more next season, that’s normal."