Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez did not impress on his Premier League debut as the Red Devils suffered a surprise 2-1 home defeat against Brighton.
Pascal Gross scored twice at Old Trafford to give the visitors a hugely impressive opening day victory, and it’s fair to say Martinez didn’t look too comfortable after making the step up to English football after his move from Ajax this summer.
The Argentina international was a key player under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, so it’s not too surprising that the pair have reunited in Manchester, but it’s clearly going to take some time for him to settle.
Garth Crooks singled out Martinez for criticism as he praised Brighton ace Gross in his Premier League team of the week column on BBC Sport.
While Martinez might end up being a fine signing in the long run, for now Crooks has his reservations about the player after he had a bit of a shocker in the first half of the Brighton game, looking out of his depth at this level.
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“Manchester United have yet again completed another long-term signing without knowing whether the player can handle life in the Premier League or the Old Trafford stage,” Crooks said.
“New centre-back signing Lisandro Martinez had a shocking first half and his second wasn’t much better.”
Did you really watch the match?
Stop publishing nonsense please
What the nonsense??? Martinez was the most composed part of the defensive line.
I am suprised he is passing such a message from a player I saw a lot of positives
Total rubbish. He had a solid performance.
It was a bizzare show against brighton by Manu. A lot of changes still have to be done. Bruno, Mc Tominay, Rashford- all below par average.
Its obvious you did not watch the match.
stop saying stupid things.
No wonder his His name is crooks. Martinez was way better than his brother Maguire that he refused to talk about.
For me, Martinez was good, especially when mc tominay& Fred are the players Infront of him
Crooks can you pls shut up
This guy is an arsenal fan totally knows nothing about the game
the conclusion i have to come to is that the English media is pure xenophobic. Martinez was head and shoulders above Maguire but once again we see foreign players thrown under the bus to protect the English players.
I absolutely agree, but to be fair 90% of what they write is made up in any case just to sell the story. Over the years, the English press has proven to be totally unreliable when it comes to honest journalism.