Manchester United great Eric Cantona gave a glowing review of fellow Frenchman Anthony Martial, comparing him to former Brazil international Ronaldo.
Martial's arrival at Old Trafford left many scratching their heads, particularly as the club paid £36million to acquire the France international, but he has proven a decent investment - even at that inflated price - with 17 goals and 11 assists in his debut campaign ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final clash with Crystal Palace.
"He's very mature for his age. I think he's the same kind of player as Ronaldo. Of course Ronaldo is a Brazilian, but he's as strong as him. Martial is skilful, he wants to score goals and he has good vision," he told MUTV.
"At Manchester, it's a great club for young players when you are in the academy and also when you are 18, 19 or 20-years-old. [At that age] you need to go and play for a great team and also you need to work with people who will help you because you're still a young player, just as [Cristiano] Ronaldo, the Portuguese Ronaldo, did when he came to play for United and for [Alex] Ferguson.
"He had the opportunity to win trophies but also Ferguson helped him to be the player he is today.
"And I think he [Martial] has been very clever to choose Manchester United."
