Ten Hag confirms ‘very bad’ injury for Lisandro Martinez, dealing a significant blow to Man Utd just weeks after his return from a layoff

Central defender Lisandro Martinez suffered a knee injury in the win over West Ham in round 23 of the Premier League on February 4. In the 66th minute, Lisandro Martinez lay on the field in pain after a defensive effort. When the West Ham player lost his footing, he accidentally pressed on the Argentine midfielder’s leg.

 

Lisandro endured the pain to continue playing, only to collapse on the field only about 3 minutes later. According to initial assessment, the World Cup champion has a knee problem. “Licha” went straight into the tunnel and was taken for examination at the hospital. Test results will be available within one day.

 

“Licha’s injury doesn’t look good. This is really bad news, for both him and Man Utd. Hopefully he will recover soon,” coach Erik ten Hag said. Before leaving the field, the former Ajax player stood out with impressive parameters such as an 89% passing accuracy rate, 47 touches of the ball, won disputes 5 times, cleared the ball 3 times, blocked shots 3 times with the same ratio. 100% accurate tackle rate.

 

Lisandro has just recovered from a foot injury. Immediately after returning, he contributed to helping MU win 3 wins and 1 draw. With a player born in 1998, the “Red Devils” are more confident in deploying the ball from home. In addition, Lisandro Martinez also has a certain understanding with goalkeeper Andre Onana, better than the rest of MU’s central defenders.

 

Previously, Lisandro Martinez had to miss a total of 34 matches in all competitions due to a foot injury.