Inconvenient truth
FLORENCIA TAN JUN/UEFA/ GETTY IMAGES Lisandro Martínez was highly critical of the United hierarchy after the team’s 2-0 loss to Atlético Madrid Martínez may not be ideal messenger but United criticism hits the right targets Has any serving United player spoken out so frankly? 15 Oct 2026 - The Guardian Jonathan Liew Heartbreaking: the worst defender you know just made a great point. Nobody would describe Lisandro Martínez as the ideal person to scrutinise Manchester United’s indifferent start to the season, given that his errors against Fulham and Tottenham are partly responsible for it. “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this,” Martínez burbles on Amazon Prime after United’s 2-0 defeat by Atlético Madrid on Tuesday, dressed in a hot dog costume and throwing his arms out in mock innocence. For those with no interest in engaging with what Martínez had to say, this alone will be sufficient grounds to ignore him. Already you can sense the squeamishness of former players for ...