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I know he's a good athlete, but he doesn't have that big physical presence.
I don't think he's great with his back to goal.
But a talented kid.
And I do agree, he is still learning his trade.
But the pressure on him over the last few months, I don't think he's dealt with it that well because I don't think he wants to be the main striker.
Do you think that it's worth gambling again in January then, with Martial coming back?
It's not a gamble in January.
United have to go into the transfer market at the earliest opportunity because they obviously didn't replace Lukaku.
They do need, you know, those young lads out there, Pereira, McTominay, Rashford.
But in terms of a striker, Gary, it does feel like a gamble with the kind of names that are being talked about.
When they're talking about, on one hand, a model of signing under-23s and on the other, very experienced strikers.
They have to still buy to a style of play.
It would be no good them just signing...
a striker to replace Lukaku in the same type because I don't think they want to play that way.
They have to play the way they want to play and sign a striker to suit that style.
And Liverpool play with three mobile strikers.
Firmino doesn't score 25 goals every year, but he does an unbelievable job.
I love him to bits, but he doesn't score 25 goals.
We had strikers at Manchester United who didn't score 25, 30 goals every year, but they did brilliant jobs.
You can still win without a striker that scores 25, 30 goals.