“The butcher” Lisandro Martinez will be absent at least the first three matches of MU in the new season, including the Arsenal battle.
According to journalist Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic on Podcast Talk of the Devils, MU's defender Lisandro Martinez will be absent at least the first three opening matches of the new season. Martinez suffered a knee ligament injury in February, causing him to quit playing until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Martinez, who was assigned the nickname “butcher”, tried his best to return and was part of the MU team who came to the United States during the trip before the season. However, returning in August may be too early for him because the Old Trafford team is very cautious in bringing him back to play. At the same time, Martinez was absent at least 3 matches in the new season, when MU had to face Arsenal, Fulham and Burnley.
According to the schedule, MU has a trip to Etihad to meet Man City on September 14, and the Argentine player may be launched. “Red Devils” currently have no goalkeeper Andrre Onana and the Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, but Onana hopes to return in the opening match against Arsenal on August 17. The goalkeeper was injured and was originally expected to play in the early stages of the 2025/26 season because he was worried that he could have to play about six to eight weeks. However, it seems that Onana will return earlier than expected.
