Man United concerns grow after Lisandro Martinez injury
‘He would be a HUGE miss… he’s such a warrior’: Manchester United legends fear the worse after Lisandro Martinez goes down injured with no one around him and has to be carried off by Argentina team-mates in 2-2 draw with Sevilla
- Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez suffered a serious-looking knock
- The Red Devils star was forced off in a 2-2 draw against Sevilla on Thursday night
- Martinez could now be a doubt for the Europa League quarter final second leg
Paul Scholes has insisted Lisandro Martinez would be a ‘huge miss’ for Manchester United if he is out for a significant period after suffering a serious-looking injury.
Martinez was carried off by in the 86th minute of a 2-2 draw against Sevilla on Thursday evening.
His World Cup-winning Argentina team-mates, Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna, of Sevilla, helped lift him off the field in a sporting gesture which saw warm applause from the Old Trafford crowd.
And on BT Sport, Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves had their say on the unfortunate incident.
Iconic former midfielder Scholes said: ‘When there is no one around him and you feel a pain like that, the ankle or heel goes, you have to suspect it is an Achilles. It doesn’t look great.
Manchester United have serious concerns after Lisandro Martinez (above) was forced off
The defender picked up an injury against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg
Argentine Martinez was sportingly carried off by two of his international team-mates (above)
‘He would be a huge miss, he has brought real character in. He has brought strength and solidness into the team. With Varane out as well, it is probably a 50/50 game (in the second leg now.’
However, after the match, boss Erik ten Hag revealed it was not an Achilles injury, saying: ‘It was not the Achilles. I don’t know what area. I can’t give the diagnosis.’
Fellow pundit and ex-Red Devils star Hargreaves added: ‘His international team-mates carried him off which is a great gesture. He probably didn’t want to come off on a stretcher, he’s that type.
‘My thoughts go out to him. My thoughts go out to him. We don’t want to speculate but for him to go down like that, he’s such a warrior. He is a fabulous player. He would be a big miss.’
United went 2-0 up early on after two goals in seven minutes from on-loan midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, before they were pegged back after two late own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire.
Disaster struck just two minutes after Malacia’s unfortunate intervention as centre back Martinez suddenly pulled up with no one around him.
He immediately gripped his leg and was taken off on a stretcher before Montiel and Acuna,helped carry him off the field.
At the time, legendary former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel told the BBC: ‘It looks very bad, there was no contact with anyone and Martinez just pulled up. That doesn’t look good.’
The Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag (left) looked concerned in the aftermath of the incident
Pundit Paul Scholes (pictured) admitted Martinez would be a huge loss if absent for a while
While former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves added that it looked like a grave injury
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