“He wouldn’t survive!” – Lisandro Martinez sends warning Message to Man Utd legend Paul Scholes

“He wouldn’t survive!” – Lisandro Martinez sends warning Message to Man Utd legend Paul Scholes

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has hit back at Paul Scholes after the club legend criticised him, saying the ex-midfielder “wouldn’t survive” in Argentina.

Martinez has been declared out for the rest of the season after it was determined that the 27-year-old had sustained an anterior cruciate damage in his knee following United’s 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this month.

Prior to that, Martinez had been a near-constant for the Red Devils, but has been part in several awful team performances that have seen United slump to 13th in the Premier League table.

Scholes recently criticized Martinez when addressing United’s lack of title-winning ability. He stated that the former Ajax defender was not at the level required to return the club to its golden days.

Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, via Sky Bet, he said: “Even when he [Martínez] is fit, he’s not good enough to win the Premier League with.”

Martinez was clearly filed up by Scholes’ words as he fired back in a post on Instagram, replying: “This jinx guy is really hurting….You put him in Argentina, and he wouldn’t survive.”

Scholes is never afraid to speak his mind about United players and recently said he would include Martinez in eight players the club should sell – as well as Marcus Rashford, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Casemiro, Antony and Joshua Zirkzee

Martinez – who arrived for £55m in 2022 – is not the only United defender who came under fire from Scholes. The 50-year-old also savaged De Ligt, calling him “a concern” while also critiquing Leny Yoro.

‘His (De Ligt’s) age (25) and his amount of clubs already concerns me. He was brilliant at Ajax, he seems to be getting worse as he gets older. Bayern Munich, Juventus, they’ve let him go for some reason

‘Where are your ambitions? I’m talking about getting a team to win the Premier League. Are you going to win the Premier League with De Ligt and Yoro as your centre halves? You (a fan) said you think they’re quite good. Is quite good good enough?’

“Look, [Yoro] is a young player, but I haven’t liked what I’ve seen so far. Did you see the Southampton game? He’s a young player, he’s one centre half I would keep, when I talk about that spine and two centre halves.”