Anthony Martial does not look such a waste of money now...
Manchester United's signing of Anthony Martial already looks inspired.
The French teenager and full international scored two goals to inspire the Red Devils to a 3-2 away with at Southampton on his first Premier League start for the club.
It followed a goal against rivals Liverpool on his debut at Old Trafford in a 3-1 win a week earlier.
But hold on... wasn't he supposed to be a complete waste of money super-flop?
That is what the papers would have the public believe before he had even kicked a ball for his new team, with The Mirror splashing a story on their back page slamming the signing.
It could turn out to be the tabloid's very own Alan Hansen moment, with Martial settling straight into life at his new club.
After his double at St Mary's on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United fans got stuck into the paper's back page, mocking it via Twitter...
Martial: WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY - Mirror pic.twitter.com/kef3bU3xHT
— Man Utd Malaysia (@MUFC_Malaysia) September 20, 2015Swear to god that daily mirror back page is gonna go down in football history
— __ (@MemphisTekkz) September 20, 2015AWKWARD: Daily Mirror's back page when Man United signed Anthony Martial. pic.twitter.com/a4a0Xitca6
— Raj Lyall (@lyallr) September 20, 2015I reckon Tony Martial has got that article from the Mirror saying 'what a waste of money' stuck on his bedroom wall, machine
— James Cairns. (@JamesCairns18) September 20, 2015What a waste of money #Martial
— Serge Adam (@SergeMUFC) September 20, 2015MARTIAL AGAIN. BEST WASTE OF MONEY EVER
— United Digest (@UTDdigest) September 20, 2015I want some more Waste of Money like Martial. #mufc pic.twitter.com/OI6HyoGXzH
— ع ا د ل (@rudeicious) September 20, 2015Can we waste more Money on other Martial type of signing please? Preferably a CB!
— DafeKleberson (@dafekleberson) September 20, 2015What a waste of money @DailyMirror @MirrorFootball #mufc #martial pic.twitter.com/zOqLOHZgCF
— Ifi MUFC (@Ifi_Ali) September 20, 2015
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