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Martial assures Man Utd fans: I'm still working on tricks

Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial says he'll keep working on his tricks - despite now focusing on his goalscoring.

Writing for manutd.com, he explained: "At first I always loved to dribble the ball, almost to the exclusion of other skills, perhaps too much even.

"It's all about making the right decisions, like I said earlier. If you make two or three bad decisions during a match without scoring from them – let's say you make a decision not to pass, then fail to advance yourself - then you're not helping the team.

"You are so caught up in the desire to do the best you possibly can, sometimes your enthusiasm exceeds your own ability. You have to always remember that you are playing together as a team. Football is a collective sport.

"These days I am very focused on my central striker role, getting my scoring stats up and helping the team that way.

"That's not to say that there will be no more tricks, because tricks are all part of your learning and the passion you have when you're a football player setting out.

"You've worked hard to get where you are if you're playing here at Manchester United, and it's important not to lose that joy of playing the game because if you lose that passion, things will get a lot harder for you, but if I do a piece of skill, I want to score after it."

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