Manchester United star Anthony Martial wins 2015 Golden Boy award

Updated 19/12/2015 at 13:49 GMT

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has won the Golden Boy trophy, awarded to Europe’s best young player.

Manchester United's French forward Anthony Martial controls the ball during a UEFA Chamions league group stage football match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England on November 3, 2015

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According to United’s website, Martial “scooped the prize ahead of Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman and Arsenal's Hector Bellerin. His Reds team-mates Luke Shaw and Adnan Januzaj were also on the 40-strong shortlist.”

Martial, 20, joined United from Monaco in a deal worth up to £58 million and has scored six goals in 19 appearances for the club.

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The Golden Boy is awarded by Italian newspaper Tuttosport to the most promising player aged under 21 in Europe and is decided by a poll of journalists from major European publications.

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling won the prize last year and the last Manchester United player to win the award was Anderson in 2008.

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