Manchester United’s 3-0 win over West Ham United was tarnished by a potentially serious knee injury for Lisandro Martinez
Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has sent a heartfelt message to Lisandro Martinez after the Argentine suffered another injury concern.
Martinez was forced off shortly after the hour mark after his knee buckled following a challenge from West Ham United defender Vladimir Coufal. It sparks another injury concern for Erik ten Hag after the former Ajax man endured a four-month layoff after sustaining a foot injury against Tottenham Hotspur.
The incident soured a complete United performance as they brushed aside the East London club. Alejandro Garnacho was the pick of the bunch with a brace as Rasmus Hojlund topped his 21st 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day celebrations with a goal.
Images show Martinez in agony after being left in a heap following the Czech Republic international’s challenge. And Dalot was among the players to express support amid the anxious wait for the 26-year-old’s diagnosis.
“Your pain is our pain. You will be back soon my brother,” he wrote in an Instagram story post. Speaking after the triumph, the United boss offered a bleak outlook surrounding the severity of the issue.
“I can’t say, it doesn’t look good so there’s a big concern, but we have to wait for the coming days what the diagnosis is then we can tell you more,” he said.
“We do everything to get the right diagnosis to see what the damage is. He is very sad, very disappointed. We all feel really with him. First of all, it’s a personal disaster when it’s really bad. But let’s wait for what it is.
“But for the team, also it is really bad because he definitely brings us a lot.”
