ANTHONY MARTIAL told a ball-boy to slow down and waste time towards the end of Manchester United’s win over Liverpool 2-1.
The video captured by a fan sees the ball go out of play and then picked up by a ball-boy.
Martial, 26, then urges the youngster to not rush throwing the ball back, signalling for him to take his time.
The Frenchman, who was making his first United appearance since early last season, then took the ball off the kid and rubbed him on the head before ambling casually to the corner flag to put the ball down.
The linesman then told him to get a move on.
Fans reacted online with one saying: “Anto makes me feel things when he’s like this.”
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There was more praise for Martial who was subbed on at half-time, with one fan saying: “He is definitely starting 70 per cent of our games this season, he fits the team soo well & he makes us play better football.”
United fans were also quick to congratulate him on the street smart way to see out the win, saying: “It just shows how far the team has grown and gotten a bit savvier.”
More laughed at the ball-boy, saying: “Kid looking at the linesman. So scared.”
Another said: “He looks left and right like he has to cross the road to give the ball to Martial.”
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United found themselves 2-0 up thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford before Mohamed Salah got Liverpool a goal back.
United eventually held on for three points to earn their first win of the season and put the Brentford embarrassment behind them.
As for Liverpool, they find themselves in trouble after picking up just two points from their opening three matches.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
