Jules Kounde and Ivan Rakitic praise Anthony Martial as Julen Lopetegui questions answered

Sevilla duo Jules Kounde and Ivan Rakitic lauded Manchester United loanee Anthony Martial after his home debut.

The 26-year-old was instrumental in Julen Lopetegui's side cutting the gap at the top of La Liga ahead of Real Madrid's clash against Villarreal.

Martial played an influential part in Papu Gomez's opener before his pinpoint delivery was met by Rafa Mir to cut the gap three points behind Carlo Ancelotti's side, in doing so amassed his tally of assists for the Reds this season.

He received a standing ovation on his debut in Pamplona after coming under fire from the Sevilla boss after failing to impress in the stalemate with Osasuna.

In an Instagram post, Martial said: "Good game the fans was amazing Vamos @sevillafc"

French teammate, Kounde, hailed the Reds attacker commenting: "Pied gauche calibré," roughly translated to "Calibrated left foot" as a tribute to the quality of his left foot.

Rakitic, who missed a penalty in the draw with Osasuna, welcomed him to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium and possibly dropped a hint over a permanent move.

"Bienvenido a tu nueva frero," the Croatian wrote, which roughly translates as "Welcome to your new look bro (sic)."

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The United loanee answered the demands of his new manager after the 55-year-old highlighted an important factor of his game that was needed to improve.

Lopetegui said: "On Martial, I think that he can adapt to different roles.

"He can play through the middle, on the left-wing or behind the striker.

"Getting him in the right position is important but what I think is more important is his performance and this is something he can give in every position."

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