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Manchester United: Lisandro Martinez substituted in first game after controversial outburst

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 18). Manchester United: Lisandro Martinez substituted in first game after controversial outburst. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-lisandro-martinez-substituted-leeds-b1301344.html

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Manchester United's defensive player Lisandro Martinez started in Sunday’s match against Leeds despite recent controversy over his critical remarks towards the club and some teammates following a loss to Atletico Madrid. However, he was substituted during halftime without any clear explanation from manager Michael Carrick. The article highlights that Martinez has apologized for his comments and the team is trying to move past the incident, focusing instead on their upcoming matches as they seek to end a six-game winless streak across all competitions.

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Lisandro Martinez, an Argentine defender for Manchester United, was substituted in the first half during a crucial match against Leeds United after making controversial comments about the club’s management and some teammates. Following a 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Martinez criticized director of football Jason Wilcox and other players for an underwhelming summer transfer window and lack of effort at the start of the season. Though he had issued an apology after talks with senior executives, his absence from the second half raised questions about his future role at Manchester United. Noussair Mazraoui returned from injury to replace Martinez in the starting lineup as United sought their first win in six games across all competitions. Manager Michael Carrick expressed a desire to move past the incident but did not provide specific reasons for the substitution during pre-match interviews.

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The build-up to Man United’s big game at Elland Road on Sunday has been dominated by Martinez after his remarkable outburst that followed the 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night. asserted

that → dominate → night

Not only did the Argentina international slam the club’s hierarchy - particularly director of football Jason Wilcox - for producing an underwhelming summer transfer window - he also accused some of his team-mates of not working hard enough at the start of the season. asserted

he → slam → season

According to reports, those comments are said to have sparked unrest in the Man Utd dressing room, but Martinez has since issued an apology following talks with senior club executives and Michael Carrick has been keen to draw a line under the situation. uncertain

Carrick → accord → situation

As expected, Martinez kept his place in the starting lineup against Leeds as United seek a first win in six games across all competitions to ease some of the mounting pressure on Carrick. asserted

United → expect → Carrick

However, he did not reappear for the second half. asserted

he → reappear → half

It’s not clear as to why the change was made with Noussair Mazraoui making his return from injury, but there is sure to be an update provided in the post-match press conference. asserted

Mazraoui → ’ → conference

"It's done,” Carrick said of the Martinez saga on Friday. asserted

Carrick → do → Friday

“We've moved on from that. asserted

We → move → that

As a group we've moved on. asserted

we → move → group

The squad have trained really well and they are in good spirits. asserted

they → train → spirits

We understood the situation. asserted

We → understand → situation

Licha [Martinez] understood he made a mistake. asserted

he → understand → mistake

We have a really good felling from the club. asserted

We → have → club

Results wise it hasn't gone our way, but the spirit and togetherness, we can see in the group we want to do something with this situation. asserted

we → go → situation

"We've moved on. asserted

We → move → ?

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