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James Whaling

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Anthony Martial return will improve Man Utd goal output

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the return of a fully fit and firing Anthony Martial will provide the spark to improve Manchester United's goal output.

Martial made his first start since August as he scored from the penalty spot in United's 1-0 win at Partizan Belgrade on Thursday night in the Europa League.

United go to Carrow Road to face Norwich on Sunday and Martial has thrown his hat in the ring to keep his shirt.

“We've not created as many as we like and we've not scored as many as we'd like,” said Solskjaer. “But Anthony's back and has got a goal.

“I'm sure you'll see us improve as a team with him in the team because he does give us something different.”

Solskjaer hailed Martial's display (2019 Getty Images)

Martial has been out with a hamstring problem for the majority of the season and only returned to action late on in the draw against Liverpool last week.

He was taken off after an hour in Belgrade - so is an option for Solskjaer against a Norwich side that have shipped 21 goals in nine games.

Martial arrives back at Manchester Airport early on Friday morning (Eamonn and James Clarke)
Solskjaer after touching down in Manchester (Eamonn and James Clarke)

“They are a team with lots of courage, they were brave, they played their own way and they kept going and it has given them some great results,” said the United boss.

“They have beaten Newcastle , beaten Manchester City and a team with a clear philosophy on how they want to play. So, I hope we're gonna stop them, because it's always gonna be difficult down at Carrow Road.

“But we're ready for it now. We've been to Belgrade here, got some players back, I managed to take Aaron and Anthony off after 60 minutes because they've been out for a long time.

“So hopefully we'll have a fresh team because we need to be at our best to have a chance.”

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