The Serbian midfielder hopes the Red Devils attacker can use his maiden treble as a catalyst for even more goals for the club

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic lauded star team-mate Anthony Martial following his first senior hat-trick.

Martial scored his maiden treble as United outclassed Sheffield United 3-0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Wednesday.

A first-half brace set the tone before Martial became the first United player to celebrate a Premier League hat-trick since Robin van Persie in 2013.

Martial has scored a career-high 14 Premier League goals and 19 across all competitions this season as Matic hailed the French forward.

“I think it was very important for him to score goals, for every striker it’s important, for his confidence,” Matic told MUTV .