Manchester United no fit ease pressure on Michael Carrick as Atletico Madrid beat dem 2-0 for Champions League, after Leny Yoro controversial second-half sending off.
For one extraordinary post-match interview, Lisandro Martinez call out United hierarchy over lack of investment in summer and talk say ‘this is not a Champions League-quality squad’.
United, now winless in five games, failed to address concerns around how easy dem dey play against when Atletico open dem with simple ball over top and take lead through Pablo Barrios after just 47 seconds.
Ademola Lookman put game beyond doubt for Atletico Madrid with just over 10 minutes to go shortly after Leny Yoro was controversially shown straight red card following on-field review by referee Glenn Nyberg.
The France international was deemed to don deny Atletico’s Jonathan David goalscoring opportunity after coming together between pair just inside United half.
‘It is soft! No way, that should not be a red,’ Clinton Morrison talk on Soccer Special.
Atletico had second goal ruled out following on-field review from referee just before half-time with Marcos Llorente judged to don handle ball when him arm dey unnatural position before Johnny Cardoso score from edge of box.
United were always second best on night but had more than enough opportunities to equalise at 1-0 with Bryan Mbeumo sending deflected shot narrowly wide and captain Bruno Fernandes hitting bar after spurning decent opening on break.
However, United, who remain on three points in Champions League, no fit complain about losing in Madrid after yet another disjointed performance which only adds to scrutiny on head coach ahead of Sunday‘s trip to Leeds in league, live on Sky Sports.
Lisandro Martinez speak to Amazon Prime: ‘I have to control myself a lot but sometimes it’s a reflection of how our club is at the moment. We had a fantastic season last season and now we expect more from the top, from the people upstairs, to bring in more players to compete, because many teams have signed a lot of players as well.’
‘Atletico have an amazing team. They deserved to win today, and this is not a Champions League quality squad.’
‘I expect more [investment]. 100 per cent. I expect more from our technical director [Jason Wilcox]. I have to be honest, as players we have to do more but it is also important when you make a strong squad to be ready for this kind of night.’
On whether he expected more investment in summer: ‘Yes, of course. The players can do more but it’s also important to build a strong squad to be ready for these kinds of nights.’
‘Last season we did everything. We created a base to build an amazing team but now we have to be honest and prove something. It’s annoying and disappointing to come here and not see my team trying to get an amazing result.’
On whether manager was backed enough in summer: ‘I don’t think so. He does his best but every season is different. You can’t stay with what you did last season. Teams know how you play; they know every detail. If you don’t change, it’s a big problem.’
‘It’s easy to blame the coach, and it’s easy to blame the players, but we also have to look at other areas.’
