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MU and Liverpool Swap Amazing Goals, $56 Million Martial Worth Every Penny

Wayne Rooney just might remember Martial's name now.

Oh, what a debut for 19-year-old French national Anthony Martial—a player that even Wayne Rooney hadn't heard of before Martial's $56 million transfer to Manchester United. Critics rightfully called the fee "ridiculous," wary of the same kind of young-player-hype-building brought on by the Joe Coles of the world. But it seems the former AS Monaco player is living up to that ridiculous hype. In ridiculous fashion.

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Surely Martial's goal, rounding out a 3-1 finish for Man U over Liverpool, will eclipse what is perhaps an even more mind-blowing highlight: this immaculate Christian Benteke bicycle kick that represents Liverpool's lone mark on the scoreboard.

It's the kind of finish that would make Wayne Rooney's famous bicycle kick blush. Meanwhile, present-day Rooney is too busy remembering Martial's name… bitch.