MANCHESTER (Reuters) - If Anthony Martial had dared to dream about how his Manchester United debut would pan out he would probably have dismissed as idle fantasy any notion of scoring a wondergoal to down their fierce rivals Liverpool.
The footballing fates were certainly smiling on the French teenager as he danced past three flailing defenders and slotted the ball calmly into the back of the net, sending the home fans wild and prompting an ironic chorus of 'what a waste of money'.
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