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Ten Hag happy with goalscorer Martial for Man Utd win at Omonia

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was pleased with supersub Anthony Martial for their Europa League victory at Omonia Nicosia.

Martial came off the bench to score in the 3-2 win.

Ten Hag said: "I want to do it really careful because he had a good pre-season and then the last 10 minutes against Atletico Madrid he fell out [injured] and then he returned against Liverpool, and so another injury from far back. I cannot force it.

"I have to do it with a plan and I'm trying to do it at the moment but it's quite clear I'm happy with his performance. All the subs had a really good impact and that's what I expect from players on the bench. You're not playing with XI, we can sub five so every sub has to be ready. Tonight, was the best example you can get."

Cristiano Ronaldo started on the night and Ten Hag added, “I think the first two [shots he had produced] good saves from the goalie. He had a couple of chances, also he created a couple of chances. He was in for a good move and run for the first goal with Marcus Rashford, so he had an impact in this game."

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