Martinez has suffered a recurrence of final season’s harm (Picture: Getty)Erik ten Hag has admitted Lisandro Martinez saved taking part in regardless of not being ‘100 per cent match’, having now suffered a recurrence of an harm that would sideline him for 3 months.
This web site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Martinez noticed his glorious first season in English soccer ended early by harm final time period, struggling a damaged metatarsal in a Europa League conflict in opposition to Sevilla in April.
The Argentina worldwide returned to the squad in the summertime, beginning the primary 5 league video games of the season and the Champions League group opener in opposition to Bayern Munich.
In the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal in August, Martinez was compelled off with a foot subject however was again within the aspect after the worldwide break in opposition to Brighton and for that recreation in opposition to Bayern that adopted 4 days later.
United confirmed on Friday their defender is now dealing with an ‘prolonged interval out’ after aggravating the harm with ten Hag admitting Martinez performed regardless of harm fears.
Asked whether or not beginning Martinez in these video games had backfired, ten Hag advised reporters on Friday: ‘So we did a correct diagnostic, however [they also did] in Argentina as effectively.
‘Now it [has] got here out that there was an issue, that’s very unhappy, first place in fact for Licha, but additionally for the workforce as a result of he wasn’t 100 per cent match.’
Ten Hag is coping with plenty of harm absentees (Picture: Getty)While one in every of United’s greatest performers final season, Martinez has been criticised by former gamers this time period with the membership conceding 14 objectives in a run of 5 video games when he was a part of the beginning XI.
‘I feel it was an enormous distinction that Licha Martinez performed in these [last two] video games [against Brighton and Bayern] because it wasn’t [the] Licha Martinez we have now seen within the first season right here at Manchester United,’ ten Hag mentioned.
‘He will add to the workforce however not solely that, he’s a robust contributor to our ranges. If already one participant drops a stage, then additionally the workforce efficiency ranges can be decrease.’
United are contending with plenty of accidents on the again with Sergio Reguilon becoming a member of Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the sidelines.
It leaves Diogo Dalot as their solely recognised full-back.
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