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Redknapp slams 'little boy' Martinez for being bullied in Man United defeat

talksport.com, 8 December 2024, 13:40
Lisandro Martinez has been criticised for his performance against Nottingham Forest.

The Manchester United defender was at fault for two of the goals in Forest's 3-2 win at Old Trafford on Saturday night.

Martinez failed to stop Nikola Milenkovic from scoring a header just two minutes into the match.

He was later caught out as Chris Wood's header creeped in at the back post to extend the visitors' lead in the second half.

Phil Jones and Jamie Redknapp were both critical of Martinez during their analysis of the opening goal on Sky Sports.

Martinez was outjumped by Milenkovic at a corner and could be seen holding his shirt as the Serbian towered above him.

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Discussing the goal, former United defender Jones said: "First of all it's a great header. You sense a bit of vulnerability from set-pieces. Martinez is too fixated on his man.

"Diogo Dalot takes a couple of steps towards the ball, maybe gets caught underneath the ball a little bit and almost gets sucked under the ball."

Redknapp then added: "He's got to be stronger Martinez, he's like a little boy there, he just gets bullied. It's a towering header."

Martinez had been making his return to the starting line-up on Saturday.

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