This time, it wasn’t Michael Carrick who made the biggest headlines after a Manchester United defeat. The Argentine Lisandro Martinez began with: “I have to restrain myself…” in the post-match interview, but still didn’t make it. Now an exit is announced and a new club is already on the agenda for Lisandro Martinez.
“This was bad, very bad. I have to restrain myself, but it’s a reflection of our club right now. We expect more from the management. I’m calling for more investment. Other clubs have brought in a lot of players. Atlético have a fantastic squad and they deserved to win today. I expect more from the sporting director (Jason Wilcox), that’s how honest I have to be. We players also have to do more, but it’s important to build a squad that can handle a night like this,” Martinez grumbled after the 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.
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According to The Guardian , Martinez is “planning” to leave Man Utd at the end of the season. The report, written by reliable journalist Jamie Jackson, claims that the outburst is also seen as pressure from the defender to secure a transfer because his contract expires next summer.
Another reliable journalist, Dean Jones, has reported in FlashScore that Atletico are interested in Martinez. The defender himself is said to be interested in a move to the Spanish club, it is reported.
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Martinez is claimed to be planning an exit, but makes it crystal clear that he does not blame Carrick.
“You can’t just change, change, change the manager. What about other areas? I can’t say more. Tonight it’s easy to say the coach, easy to say the players, but we also have to look at other areas,” Martinez said after a few days of giving-away-points-at-Old-Trafford to Tottenham and defeat to Atletico.
