Lisandro Martinez after a Man United game
Lisandro Martinez may well be looking for a way out of Manchester United.
That's the view of former Liverpool and England midfielder Danny Murphy as he addressed the Argentine's post-match outburst.
3Martinez's frustrations are understandable, according to McCoistCredit: Getty
Martinez took aim at sporting director Jason Wilcox during an interview on Tuesday night after the Red Devils' 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
The defender called out the lack of squad strengthening amid their five-match winless run.
talkSPORT understands his stance is shared by his fellow senior players at Old Trafford.
Why did Martinez criticise the United board?
Murphy believes there may be another motivation behind Martinez's outburst.
It comes after Rio Ferdinand argued players have previously been forced out of United for criticising the club's hierarchy.
The former Red Devils centre-back named Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo as examples of those who found themselves in similar situations.
Reacting to Ferdinand's comments on White & Jordan, Murphy explained: "Martinez decides to say it. He’s saying that the repercussions are you’ll be gone, but that’s Martinez’s agenda.
"So he’d be happy with that. Especially if he gets weighed in, he’s got something in the pipeline, I’m sure.
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"The reality is, it doesn’t matter what your view is, how big you are at the club and who you are, you can’t go against the hierarchy, the people who employ you, the people who pay your wages. You can’t."
Martinez, who joined United in 2022, is into the final year of his current contract.
However, the club holds an option to extend his deal by a further 12 months through to the end of next season.
It's also reported that Martinez pushed for a transfer to Atletico Madrid in the summer.
What did Martinez say?
In an interview with Amazon Prime moments after the final whistle, Martinez exclaimed: "It was really poor, really poor.
"I have to control myself a lot. But sometimes it's a reflection of our club at the moment. We did it last season and now we expect more from the top.
"To bring more players, to compete. Other teams bring in many more players. I expect more from everyone… 100 per cent I expected more from our technical director.
"I have to be honest and also the players have to do more but it's just important when you make a strong squad for this type of night."
3Martinez secretly wants to force a move out of United, says MurphyCredit: Getty
He added: "Last season we created a base to build an amazing team. It's annoying and disappointing to come here and I'm not seeing my team get an amazing result here."
talkSPORT verdict
Meanwhile, fellow ex-pro and talkSPORT host Ally McCoist insisted he understood Martinez's viewpoint but will never support a player for criticising their own club.
Speaking on Wednesday's Breakfast show, he was asked if he can see where Martinez was coming from.
McCoist replied: "I probably do to a certain degree. I’m not sure it’s his position to say it.
"He should concentrate on his own job, actually. He should be concentrating on not dropping (Dominic) Solanke for the equaliser at the weekend.
"To be honest, I didn’t hear the board having a go at him about that, but listen, he’s entitled to his opinion. So you’ve got to say, he probably does have a point.
"It’s not a good look. Straight away we’re talking about it, it’s the first thing we see when we come in, there’s another player not happy, there’s a bit of dissent within the camp.
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3Carrick's side are without a win in their last five matches in all competitionsCredit: Getty
"I don’t really like players coming out and criticising the club or their own team-mates. I’m probably a little bit old school in that respect.
"I know there will be people out there that’ll think it’ll be refreshing, and what I will do, I’ll support his right to say it, but I don’t think it’s a good look."