Lisandro Martinez hits back at Man Utd legend Paul Scholes after stinging criticism

Lisandro Martinez has deed backmost astatine disapproval from Manchester United fable Paul Scholes, saying the erstwhile midfielder ‘wouldn’t survive’ successful Argentina.

Scholes is not a immense instrumentality of a fig of existent Red Devils stars, recently suggesting the nine should beryllium looking to merchantability 8 players arsenic they look to rebuild to erstwhile glories.

Some of those players were predictable, with the likes of already loaned-out Antony and Marcus Rashford included, but much amazingly Scholes suggested getting escaped of Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt.

The Argentinian centre-back is presently sidelined with a superior genu injury which volition support him retired for the remainder of the season, but Scholes is not definite it is simply a large nonaccomplishment to the team.

Speaking connected the The Overlap Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet: ‘Even erstwhile he’s acceptable he’s not bully capable to triumph the Premier League with.’

Resonding to the stinging disapproval connected societal media, Martinez wrote: ‘This ‘mufa’ is truly hurting….You enactment him successful Argentina, and helium wouldn’t survive.’

His reply was successful his autochthonal Spanish, with ‘mufa’ a colloquial word successful Argentina for idiosyncratic who brings atrocious luck.

Scholes does not spot galore positives successful the bosom of Manchester United’s defence, not adjacent convinced by teenage imaginable Leny Yoro, though helium would springiness him much clip to beryllium himself, portion axing different defenders, particularly De Ligt.

‘His (De Ligt’s) property (25) and his magnitude of clubs already concerns me. He was superb astatine Ajax, helium seems to beryllium getting worse arsenic helium gets older. Bayern Munich, Juventus, they’ve fto him spell for immoderate reason,’ said Scholes.

‘Where are your ambitions? I’m talking astir getting a squad to triumph the Premier League. Are you going to triumph the Premier League with De Ligt and Yoro arsenic your centre halves?

‘You (a fan) said you deliberation they’re rather good. Is rather bully good enough?

‘Look, helium [Yoro] is simply a young player, but I haven’t liked what I’ve seen truthful far. Did you spot the Southampton game? He’s a young player, he’s 1 centre fractional I would keep, erstwhile I speech astir that spine and 2 centre halves.’

Martinez is acceptable to beryllium sidelined for the remainder of this play and apt immoderate of the adjacent run arsenic good aft the superior genu wounded helium picked up against Crystal Palace.

A connection from Manchester United past week read: ‘Manchester United tin corroborate that Lisandro Martinez suffered an wounded to his cruciate ligament successful Sunday’s crippled against Crystal Palace.

‘Assessment of the wounded is ongoing to find the due people of attraction and the timescale for his rehabilitation.

‘Everyone astatine Manchester United wishes Lisandro Martinez spot for a palmy betterment and we volition beryllium supporting him each measurement of the way.’

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