Lisandro Martinez launched a scatching attack on Manchester United techincal director Jason Wilcox and the club’s transfer window after their 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.
United were beaten 2-0 courtesy of goals from Pablo Barrios and Ademola Lookman, with Leny Yoro shown a red card to leave the Red Devils with only two wins from their first nine games of the season.
The centre-back said to Prime Video: “Really poor. Really poor. I have to control myself a lot but sometimes is a reflection of the mirror of how is our club at the moment.
“We did a fantastic season last season and now we expect more from the top, more players to compete because many teams bring many players as well. Atletico have an amazing team and they deserve to win today.
“I expect more [investment]. 100%. 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.”
Martinez: ‘I’m not seeing my team try to get a result’
Martinez did not hold back on where he felt the fault lay for United’s struggles, expressing his frustration that he felt they were not able to perform to their highest level after securing a return to the Champions League under Michael Carrick last season.
The Argentine added: “In general. Last season we did everything, we created the base to create an amazing team.
“It is annoying, disappointing coming here and I am not seeing my team trying to get an amazing result here.”
‘The manager was not backed enough’
Martinez was asked by Gabriel Clarke whether he felt Carrick was not backed enough in the summer transfer window, which saw them bring in four new players including midfielder Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Carlos Baleba.
“I don’t think so,” Martinez replied. “He does his best. Every season is different.
“You can’t stay with what you did last season. The teams knows how you play, they know every detail, if you don’t change next season is a big problem.”
“You can’t keep changing, changing, changing the manager. What about other areas? I can’t say more.
“Tonight it is easy to say the coach, easy to say the players but also we have to see other areas.”
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