Lisandro Martínez apologises after criticising Manchester United’s recruitment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martínez apologised after publicly criticising the club’s leadership over its recruitment following the defeat to Atlético Madrid. He then met club officials and manager Michael Carrick to clarify his remarks, according to Vanguard.
Lisandro Martínez, the Argentine defender for Manchester United, apologised on Thursday after publicly criticising the club’s leadership for what he considered insufficient investment in the transfer market, Vanguard reports. His comments followed Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League.
The English club is also experiencing its worst start to a Premier League season in 40 years. Martínez had singled out technical director Jason Wilcox, saying he had expected more reinforcements after the team finished third the previous season. Manchester United signed three midfielders during the transfer window: Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos.
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