Lisandro Martinez's plan to write 'history' at Man Utd like Fergie's sides

Lisandro Martinez tells how he hopes to write "history" with Manchester United so that the present side can be remembered like the ones that Alex Ferguson built.

The battling Argentine defender quickly became a fans favourite at Old Trafford for his attitude and his return from injury has clearly helped the team over the past month and half.

He has formed a solid partnership with Harry Maguire which has made United a lot more solid at the back.

And he has also shown his ability with the ball at his feet, bringing it out of defence and providing searching passes.

"This club, for me, is really, really special,” he told TNT Sports.

“I watched all the games in the Alex Ferguson era and wow, it was like history. And football is, for me, about that too: put your name there [in the history books].

"I hope soon that we are in the same moment because I want to achieve big things here. It’s really special and I hope soon that this club will go up again.”

Since his arrival from Ajax in the summer of 2022, Martinez has had to battle injuries.

After clinching the 2023 Carabao Cup, he suffered a fractured metatarsal which curtailed his debut campaign 14 games early.

Then the following season he shone in the 2024 FA Cup final triumph over our Manchester City, but still missed all-but 11 games of a campaign heavily punctuated by injuries to his foot and knee.

Then last term, he was a virtual ever-present until sustaining a serious knee issue last February.

“After my injury, I felt like I was not going to play football any more,” he said, referring to the problem last year.

“It gets me very emotional, you know, because it’s really, really tough. You start appreciating the grass, your team-mates, the atmosphere before the game. After my baby and my family, football is my all.”