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This is my 1st thread to the community and being a United fan, its only right to start my content journey on a player which has ‘rejuvenated’ himself under OGS this season, Anthony Jordan Martial.

This thread will inform how has he fared since his start to the EPL and some points if he will continue to prosper in the 20/21 season.
Without further ado, lets dive into it.

Martial has been an option in FPL since 15/16. The table below shows a summary of this stats so far, courtesy of @OfficialFPL

Last season he had the best Total Points so far in his career. As far as comparisons go, he sits in the Top 6 in the midfielder’s category behind the likes of KBD, Mo, Mane and Stirling.
These were down to a few points as noted below :-

OGS deploys him as the No. 9 and keeping him there for the majority of the season
Having a great relationship with OGS which builds confidence in him
Although being out between Aug – Oct with a hamstring injury, still able to play 2625min shows the trust that OGS has 4 him

Arrival of Bruno has made him flourish and they have chemistry from day one.
He is seen to be smiling more often than previous seasons, shows that he is enjoying his time.(Cant help to put this point across lol,although I think its irrelevant on how it effects him game)

For the upcoming season, Martial has been classified as a Forward with a price of 9M . Forwards do not get points for CS. Let’s dissect 19/20 stats as if he was a forward player.

In 19/20 Martial obtained 17 G , 9A and 14 CS. Based on that
Goals Forward (17x4)=68 points / Mid (17x5) = 85 points
Assists Forward (9 x3) = 27 points / Mid (9 x3) = 27 points
Clean Sheet Forward ( 14x0) = 0 points / ( 14x1) = 14 points

A quick calculation would give you an overall points as Forward =95 / Mid = 126. Already a reduced points just with him changing positions .Ings and Jiminez both come at 0.5mil less than Martial. A lot of managers will automatically choose these two instead.

However, there are signs showing that Martial could be better than what he was last season
He looks to have nailed down the No9 spot in the team which will make him more confident the more times he plays there

Pogba staying for another year at the club could be a positive thing for Martial
United being in the UCL gives an extra motivation for players to do well and with Euro’s in the horizon, players will want to be noticed to get selected by their countries

Obviously, these are based on the rate that he is going in his career at United. With the eye-test, he is also working hard off the ball which is definitely a positive difference that I can see in him. In summary, Martial at 9mil is a good punt for the season

Hope you find this thread useful and can give #FPLCommunity something to think about before the dateline.