Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is fast becoming a cult hero at his new club.
United supporters have fallen in love with the Argentine and quickly took to him for his impressive defense and aggressive displays that have made the club’s back line almost impenetrable.
Martinez made the switch to United from Ajax in a £55m move and he already appears to be worth every penny.
Against West Ham, the centre-back was colossal at the heart of the United defence, partnering Harry Maguire.
Beyond his invaluable contributions in blocking the Hammers’ constant advances and attacks, Martinez endeared himself to the fans even more for what he did after the game.
The 24-year-old, who has been affectionately dubbed “the butcher” by the fans for his combative and no-nonsense defence, reacted movingly to the fans’ recognition of his services so far.
A group of fans held a huge banner with the Argentine flag with the image of a butcher knife, used mainly by butchers, in the center.
MartÃnez noticed on social networks and reacted by saying “incredible”, his message accompanied by an amazing emoji and with his heart on fire.
Lisandro MartÃnez on Instagram reacting to his new flag, which has been banned from the Stretford End pic.twitter.com/jCKzKGvqpQ
— utdreport (@utdreport) October 30, 2022
However, the club has banned the banner from being displayed at Old Trafford, presumably due to the fact that it contains the image of a deadly weapon.
However, the effort did not go unnoticed by Martinez, who will no doubt be buoyed by the act.
This is just the latest expression of United fans’ love for Martinez. Recently, during games, fans attending matches have been chanting: “Argentina! Argentina! Argentina!” in unison as long as the defender has the ball.
Manchester United fans shouting Argentina, Argentina every time Lisandro MartÃnez touches the ball @giraltpablo pic.twitter.com/QMPtDoqZuP
– Luis_angelmayora (@LAangelmayora) October 30,
Hopefully Martinez can continue in the same way and continue to establish himself as a central player for Erik ten Hag for many years to come.
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