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OLE TIPS MARTIAL TO BE A TOP-20 HIT

- DAVE ARMITAGE DAVID McDONNELL

ANTHONY Martial can bag a career-best 20 goals this season, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Martial, below, took his tally this term to 14 with the equaliser in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Bruges on Thursday, just three short of his best total of 17 four seasons ago.

With United’s top scorer Marcus Rashford out for potentiall­y the rest of the season with a back injury, the burden of plundering goals has fallen on Martial.

United manager Solskjaer is convinced the 24-year-old will

Vhandle that. “Yeah, I think Anthony can step up, get a few more and get to the 20-mark,” said Solskjaer. “Definitely.

“He’s got quality of course, he’s a very good finisher.Anthony takes his chances really well.

“He can play almost like a false nine as well, although sometimes I’d like him to be stronger physically.”

United midfielder Scott McTominay, who has been out since Boxing Day with a knee injury, is set to return for tomorrow’s match againstWat­ford.

Nights parading around stages masqueradi­ng as Michael Hutchence in his INXS tribute band.

It is fair to say that Gareth Ainsworth, 46, long hair and denim on the touchline, is not your average football boss.

But even by his standards, things are really starting to rock ’n roll.

His band,The Cold Blooded Hearts, have a single in the download top 100, while Wycombe are just days from a multi-million pound takeover by American businessma­n Rob Couhig that will transform the club.

The League One club play Tranmere today a point behind leaders Rotherham and Coventry. With just 12 games left this season, the

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