Despite conceding a penalty, Lisandro Martinez stuns Real Sociedad.
Manchester United was defeated 1-0 by Real Sociedad in Erik ten Hag’s first European game in charge at Old Trafford.
Los Txuri-Urdin took the lead in the 59th minute after the referee awarded a questionable penalty.
The referee ruled Lisandro Martinez had handled the ball inside the box, which many supporters felt was a harsh decision.
The defender slid to prevent a David Silva shot from ricocheting off his knee and into his lower arm. VAR upheld the heinous on-field decision.
However, beyond that, Martinez had a fantastic game. The 24-year-old came on in the second half in place of Diogo Dalot, injecting some much-needed aggression and physicality into the back line.
Martinez won an incredible 100% of the tackles he went into.
Lisandro Martinez’s game by numbers vs. Sociedad:
100% tackles won
100% dribbles
100% duels won
52 touches
34 passes completed
3 tackles
2 inceptions
1 key passNever a penalty. 😡😡😡 pic.twitter.com/rayGyzcgZg
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) September 8, 2022
The defender also successfully completed 100% of his dribbles and won all his duels.
The former Ajax star had 52 touches of the ball.
He successfully registered 34 passes, including one crucial key pass.
Martinez had three tackles to his name and made two vital interceptions within the 45 minutes he was on the pitch.
The Argentina international is seemingly growing from strength to strength and what will encourage United fans is he does not seem to be anywhere near the peak of his powers.
He showed his mental fortitude once more, recovering well from conceding the penalty and taking control to shut down the backline from getting penetrated
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