It has been exactly 7 years and 2 months since Robin van Persie's hat-trick against Aston Villa in 2013, that Manchester United have seen a player do the same in the Premier League.
7 years is not the most memorable thing after this hat-trick.
"Red Devils" fans miss the name Robin van Persie more because that day, the leader of Man United was Sir Alex Ferguson.
2013 was also Fergie's last year in charge at Old Trafford. Since then, M.U have not won the English or UEFA Champions League.
There are many changes, mostly in the down direction of Manchester Untied's achievements over the past 7 years.
After Alex Ferguson, M.U chose David Moyes, Louis Van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and now Ole Solskjaer to take the coaching position. All are good and bad, but there are no outstanding achievements.
There is a special point that few people pay attention to when old memories are brought back through Martial's hat-trick: 7 years, perhaps the French striker is the most successful contract at Old Trafford.
He was brought in by Van Gaal in 2015, spent 5 years and 3 coaching generations with many ups and downs but still maintained his position in the "Red Devils" squad.
Not to mention the stars who have grown up from youth training, others who come and go continuously or get into enough trouble.
When Sir Alex brought Van Persie to Old Trafford, the Dutch striker immediately won the Premier League for the first and only time in his career.
Martial joined Man United at the age of 19, and was considered as talented as Kylian Mbappe at that time. Now that he has just turned 24, the French striker still has a long time to strive.
"Red Devils" fans remember Van Persie with his super hat-trick 7 years ago as an expectation, if Marital were still attached, he would have had the same success as Sir Alex's last famous contract.
Manchester United are playing with the mentality of wanting to decide their own ticket to play in the UEFA Champions League, without having to wait for Manchester City's penalty.
Sheffield is a very difficult opponent this season as they also have the ambition to win a ticket to the Europa League. However, in this sprint, Ole Solsa and his students are not allowed to miss.
The remaining journey of the "Red Devils" is very steady as in the final rounds, only Leicester City is the opponent above them (round 38). The most difficult challenge is that Tottenham have experienced and scored points, there is no reason for M.U to miss the opportunity.
It could take Manchester United a long time to regain their spotlight in the Premier League and Champions League, if we look at Liverpool's fatigue after nearly 30 years. However, waiting for a cycle to go up does not mean being allowed to surrender, accepting reality.
A ticket to the Champions League next season is expected because M.U belongs to this prestigious arena.
