When Lisandro Martinez last faced Erling Haaland, the Norwegian failed to score. Did Martinez really get the better of Haaland? Ahead of the Manchester derby, LaurieWhitwell analyses the MUFC defender's last display against MCFC's goal machine 🔵🔴
and Martinez got a hug from Erik ten Hag, his head coach then and now, afterwards in celebration of his display. If Martinez has done it once, why not again?
On the initial point, for those keeping score, Martinez actually measured 5ft 10in at his United medical in July. There are, of course, several defenders of similar stature who have reached the highest level in the game. Fabio Cannavaro, Franco Baresi and Carles Puyol to name three. Never before in Martinez’s career has there been a debate about his capabilities in this way.
At Ajax, Ten Hag did consider whether to use Martinez at centre-back but after watching him in action, very quickly resolved that the Argentinian could excel in the position.
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