Neville says Martinez criticism has helped Manchester United
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 09:19 · Archive
Gary Neville believes Lisandro Martinez's attack on Manchester United's hierarchy after a Champions League defeat has helped the club regain focus.
Lisandro Martinez, a World Cup winner, criticised Manchester United's director of football Jason Wilcox after the club's 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid. He accused the board of lacking ambition in the transfer window. Martinez later apologised after a meeting with CEO Omar Berrada and manager Michael Carrick, and was reportedly fined for the outburst.
Gary Neville, the former United captain, told his podcast that whilst such comments are rarely helpful, Martinez's attack has in this case worked in the club's favour. He said: "99 times out of 100 you could never really point towards those comments helping anybody." Neville acknowledged the remarks criticised both the ownership and effectively the team-mates and squad.
Neville also suggested that team-mate Amad Diallo's social media post—captioned "f***ing disgrace, I have no words"—after the Atletico loss may have been directed at Martinez, indicating tension in the dressing room. However, it remains unclear what Diallo was referring to. United drew 1-1 away at Leeds on Sunday, extending their winless run to six games and leaving them 13th in the Premier League.
How it is being reported
- Man Utd players claim they have been banned from interviews by club after Martinez outburstIt comes after Lisandro Martinez's explosive interviewMirror Sport · 19 Oct, 10:04
- Gary Neville speaks out on Man Utd dressing room ‘tear up’ after Lisandro Martinez outburstLisandro Martinez may have helped his manager out with his outburst (Picture: Getty Images) Gary Neville is in no doubt that there was a ‘tear up’ in the Manchester United dressing room after Lisandro Martinez’s explosive comments, but that is probably a good thing. Martinez grabbed the headlines…Metro · 19 Oct, 09:47
- Amad Diallo's 'f***ing disgrace' post was targeted at team-mate Lisandro Martinez, suggests Gary Neville: Man United stars are 'launching it' at each other in dressing room mutinyGary Neville is adamant Manchester United's players were 'launching it' at each other in the dressing room following Lisandro Martinez's explosive outburst against the club's hierarchy.Daily Mail Sport · 19 Oct, 09:01
- Gary Neville reveals how Lisandro Martinez comments have HELPED Manchester UnitedWorld Cup winner directly criticised club board after Champions League defeatEvening Standard · 18 Oct, 20:27
In this story: Lisandro Martinez · Gary Neville · Manchester United · Jason Wilcox · Atletico Madrid · Amad Diallo
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