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Gary Neville has admitted that he has been left surprised by Anthony Martial's flying start at Manchester United.
The 19-year-old Martial, who joined the club for a £36m deal from Monaco, has now scored three goals in two Premier League appearances for United after his impressive double against Southampton in the 3-2 win today.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the former United right-back Neville said: "Could he step up from being a 15 [goals] in 70 [appearances] man to a one in two man? Can he get to that level? Difficult. I never thought he'd even be close to that but he's shown in the first couple of weeks he's got the composure to score goals."
Neville added: "[It's been] some start. To say 'some player' I think is a little bit early.
"I wouldn't have imagined that he would have had the composure that he's had because his goal-scoring record before he came to Manchester United was 15 goals in 70 games, which doesn't suggest he's got that level of composure.
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"There's huge pressure on him, he'll be aware of that - the expectation, the price tag.
"To be redundant in the game for 30 minutes and then show that composure and class at that moment says a lot about him.
"He's made a big impression on all of us."
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