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Kurt Zouma took it to Instagram to apologize to Anthony Martial after Chelsea held the Red Devils to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.

Anthony Martial and Kurt Zouma

Chelsea were without their main striker Diego Costa, who missed the game after receiving his fifth yellow card against Watford. They were still able to create many chances, Nemanja Matic's miss in the second half being the most notable one.

Chelsea defence showed a good performance overall, which included an amazing save by keeper Thibaut Courtois.

Frenchmen Kurt Zouma and Anthony Martial are both good friends and have played a lot of games for the French youth teams for many years.

The Chelsea defender made a risky tackle while defending the ball from Martial.

Zouma wrote "sorry my bro" with a picture of the incident and also congratulated the Manchester United forward on a fine game.

Very Tough game today, good point.. 👍🏻 let's keep it up... Sorry my bro @martial_9 well played 😁 #MUFC/CFC#0-0

A photo posted by Kurt Zouma (@kurtzouma) on Dec 28, 2015 at 1:09pm PST

Manchester United will be playing Swansea next at home while Chelsea will be travelling to play against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has claimed the Premier League player of the month award for September. The new signing at Old Trafford has started life in England in outstanding fashion and scored three times in four league appearances in September.

Anthony Martial has been named Premier League Player of the Month for September.

Martial was signed in the summer with the pressure of a huge price tag but the teenager has responded well and had scored in his cameo debut against Liverpool.



He found the net again in Manchester United's 3-2 away win against Southampton, where he scored two goals and claimed the man of the match award. He also scored once again in a Capital One game and has been impressive in his other outings as well.

Martial's pace, dribbling and direct style of play has earned him many admirers and has brought a new dimension to Manchester United's attack. He fended off competition from players like Riyad Mahrez to claim the award.

But Martial was unable to win Manchester United's own player of the month award as Juan Mata pipped him to that.

Tottenham Hotspurs manager Mauricio Pochettino won the Manager of the month award after leading his team to three wins last month, including a 4-1 win against Manchester City.

Martial, who signed for United from Monaco on transfer deadline day for £36 million, has recently said that he was confident of challenging for titles this year with his new club.

Spurs face Liverpool this week and will be the first team to face Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League this season.

Sir Alex Ferguson has given his verdict on United's new signing Anthony Martial, saying the striker is proving his worth with his recent performances. Ferguson was talking to the media at the launch of his new book 'Leading'.

Anthony Martial

Anthony Martial scored a brace on his first Premier league start on Sunday against Southampton. This has took him to three goals in two games in the league now. The French striker had earlier opened his account for the club against Liverpool after coming on as a sub.

Anthony Martial moved to Manchester United this summer from French club AS Monaco for a hefty fee of  £36m on transfer deadline day. Manchester United could be paying around £20m more for the teenager depending on clauses. Many were left wondering after the move with the huge amount of money involved.

Martial was soon put into the spotlight, mainly due to United's lack of options in the striker department and the youngster silenced his critics with a wonderfully taken goal against Liverpool after coming on as a substitute. He was duly rewarded with a starting spot against Southampton and he repaid his manager's trust by scoring two goals.

The striker has now scored three goals from his first four shots. He showed great anticipation and composure while scoring the second goal. Latching on to a back pass from Saints defender Maya Yoshida, the French teenager accelerated forward before slotting it past Maarten Stekelenberg.

Sir Alex Ferguson was asked for his opinion on the teenage forward and whether the transfer amount involved was ridiculous. Sir Alex replied. " Ridiculous? Not at the moment it's not!".

Manchester United next play Ipswich Town in their League cup opener on Wednesday night.