Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez apologised on Thursday for publicly criticising the club’s board for a lack of investment in the transfer market following their defeat by Atletico Madrid. The English giants lost 2-0 to Atletico in Spain on Tuesday in the Champions League. They are also off to their worst start to a Premier League season for 40 years.
Martinez took aim at technical director Jason Wilcox, saying he “100 percent” expected more investment in the squad during the transfer window after United finished third in the Premier League last season to return to Europe’s top competition.
Afterwards, Martinez issued a fresh statement saying: “Today (Thursday) I met with the club’s leadership and the manager. “When I talk about wanting more, I’m talking about the ambition we must all have as part of this club. United signed three midfielders — Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos — for around £150 million ($198 million), but their spending fell far short of some of their Premier League rivals.
In a social media post earlier Thursday, Martinez said he had spoken “out of anger and frustration at not getting the result we all wanted”, but stopped short of apologising. To keep growing, to become stronger and to have everything we need to compete at the highest level,” said Martinez.
Carrick’s men travel to historic rivals Leeds on Sunday before another Champions League trip, to Italian side Como, on Wednesday. “I believe in my team-mates, our manager and everyone working to help this club move forward. I’m convinced that the way forward is to keep working together, with ambition and commitment.
