SUMMARY
- Lisandro Martinez is an essential essential defender for Manchester United's squad.
- Since 2022, injuries have plagued the Argentine at United, including a serious one against West Ham in a PL game on 4 February 2023.
Lisandro Martinez is the heart of the Manchester United defense. The Argentine defender has impressed ‘The Red Devils’ with his passion and leadership skills on the pitch. He is an integral part of Erik ten Hag’s setup as he brings a to of value to the team. Lisandro Martinez has quickly established himself as an indispensable part of the Manchester United squad.
On this day 9 months ago, Lisandro Martínez made this tackle in Argentina’s win vs. Australia.pic.twitter.com/nwx2mHCBXp
— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) September 3, 2023
The FIFA World Cup 2022 winner, however, has had a poor injury record. Injuries have haunted the Argentine since joining United in 2022. He sustained a serious injury in a PL game against West Ham on 4 February 2023. However, the club has provided an important update on his injury that has excited the fans.
Manchester United provides updates on Lisandro Martinez’s injury
The club speculated the injury to their center-back to be serious. This caused the Manchester United fanbase to stress a lot as the club has already entertained enough injuries this season. Players like Cristian Eriksen, Casemiro, Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, etc. have all been injured at some point in the 23/24 season. ‘The Red Devils’ are fighting with all their might to secure a place in Europe in the subsequent season and could not afford to lose Lisandro Martinez for long.
🔴🇦🇷 Ten Hag on Lisandro injury.
“It seems bad… now we can only pray”.
“We wait for the tests but we are really sad. It looks like he has to sit some games out injured again”. pic.twitter.com/0c3IY8k76g
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 4, 2024
The initial looks were discouraging as a ‘sad’ Erik ten Hag announced that Lisandro’s injury was bad. However, Manchester United has released a statement that explores the depth of the Argentine’s injury. At first, the club had been wary of an ACL tear to the defender, but the medical tests have rejected their fears.
The statement read, “Lisandro Martinez has sustained an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his knee and is expected to be out of action for at least eight weeks.”
While the injury is still a serious one, ‘Licha’ must be thanking god that he didn’t tear his ACL. An ACL injury would have meant that Lisandro Martinez would have missed the entirety of the 23/24 season and a significant portion of the subsequent season. Manchester United sent strong wishes to the Argentine defender and wished for a speedy recovery.
Fans react to the defender’s injury updates
The fans of the 20-time Premier League-winning team were more than happy with this news. ‘The Red Devils’ sent their heartfelt wishes to the 26-year-old and expressed their relief on finding out that their beloved defender’s injury wasn’t that serious. The fans took to social media platform X to share their excitement. However, this gave us a mixed bag of emotions as every fan had their reaction to the news.
The X user ‘Bruno Fernandes enjoyer’ wrote, “THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!” The United fan was over the moon with the update that ‘Licha’ might be able to play for United in the 23/24 season again. Another user named, ‘AnfieldVault_’ highlighted the importance of Lisandro Martinez in the team. The user commented, “They’re finished without him.”
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‘Manchester United Forever’ commented, “Great news. Get back soon Lichaaa ❤️❤️❤️”. And lastly, ‘Almighty Kaka advised Lisandro Martinez to reconsider his playing style. The user commented, “Quick recovery bro and it time to reduce your aggressiveness if you wanna enjoy your career.”
The Argentine defender often plays wearing his heart on his sleeves and goes all out on the opposition with his defending. However, that has caused serious harm to Lisandro’s body and he needs to calm it down a bit to prolong his career.
