Manchester United’s Martinez blasts board’s lack of investment

Manchester United beaten 2-0 astatine Atletico Madrid, but defender Lisandro Martinez slams club’s nonaccomplishment to put successful team.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez blasted the club’s committee for a perceived deficiency of concern this summer, aft the squad were beaten by Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League connected Tuesday.

United are winless successful 5 games crossed each competitions aft the 2-0 defeat successful the Spanish superior and person made their worst commencement to a league play successful 40 years.

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“Really poor,” Martinez told Amazon Prime erstwhile asked astir the team’s show against Atletico.

“I person to power myself a batch but sometimes is simply a reflection… [or] reflector of however our nine is astatine the moment.”

Martinez said helium “100 percent” expected much concern successful the squad implicit the summertime aft United finished 3rd successful the Premier League past play and returned to Europe’s apical competition.

“I expect much from our method manager [Jason Wilcox], I person to beryllium honest, arsenic players we person to bash more, but it is besides important erstwhile you marque a beardown squad to beryllium acceptable for these benignant of nights,” helium continued.

Martinez said past play the nine had “created the basal to make an astonishing team”, but they did not travel through.

Pressure is mounting connected manager Michael Carrick aft 5 games without a win, but Martinez suggested sacking the Englishman was not the mode forward.

“You can’t support changing, changing, changing the manager. What astir different areas? I can’t accidental more,” said Martinez.

“Tonight it is casual to accidental the manager [is to blame], casual to accidental the players, but besides we person to spot different areas.”

Red Devils number proprietor Jim Ratcliffe was astatine the stadium to ticker the league-phase decision by past season’s semi-finalists.

Man United spent astir 140 cardinal pounds ($185m) this summertime connected midfielders Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos, but fans were upset the nine did not reenforce different positions, including left-back and striker.

Speaking to reporters aft the game, Carrick said helium had not heard Martinez’s comments and truthful could not justice them.

“I deliberation it’s a small spot connected the emotions of the crippled arsenic well, of coming present and being disappointed not to get thing from the game,” said the coach.

Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney said Martinez’s disapproval was excessive.

“I deliberation he’s possibly gone a spot excessively far, and that should person stayed internal,” Rooney told Amazon Prime.

“You tin intelligibly spot that helium cares and helium wants the nine to put much wealth successful much players, and to bash that he’s astir apt 1 of the players who’ll beryllium retired the doorway if I’m being honest.”