Lisandro martínez

2022 - 8 - 7

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Lisandro Martinez debut a bright spot for Manchester United in 2-1 ... (United In Focus)

The Argentine partnered Harry Maguire in defence, with manager Erik ten Hag benching Raphael Varane while Victor Lindelof did not even make the bench. READ MORE ...

This wasn’t a debut Martinez will remember fondly, and the hindsight of the poor result suggests it is arguable whether United should have thrown him straight in. FotMob rated Martinez as United’s best player with a 7.3 rating There is reason to be very encouraged by Martinez’s debut, individually.

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Manchester United fans troll Arsenal with X-rated Lisandro Martinez ... (Manchester Evening News)

Lisandro Martinez was handed his Premier League debut against Brighton at OId Trafford.

United won the race for his signature this summer, despite concrete interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal. Following ex-Ajax manager Erik ten Hag from Amsterdam to United this summer, the Argentina centre-back is one of three recruits welcomed on board so far this window. Martinez started alongside Harry Maguire at centre-back as United went down 2-1 against Brighton.

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Arsenal may have had lucky escape after summer Martinez bid ... (The Boot Room)

Arsenal made a bid for Lisandro Martinez before his move to Manchester United, but they may not mind missing out.

But Arsenal have now unleashed Saliba. And Zinchenko is a proven Premier League player. If the opening day is a sign of what is to come therefore, Arsenal may well feel that they had a lucky escape missing out on Martinez. He is too good not to.

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