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Peter Schmeichel sent a powerful message to Lisandro Martinez after the Manchester United star was dismissed in Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win on Saturday.
Manchester United’s first-half performance against Chelsea was undone in the second half after Morgan Rogers fired the Blues into the lead at Stamford Bridge.
Xabi Alonso’s men enjoyed a 2-0 cushion in the 64th minute after Cole Palmer dispatched his spot-kick effort past Senne Lammens on Saturday afternoon.
However, the Red Devils were left to face an uphill battle before Cole Palmer netted, as Lisandro Martinez was sent off after picking up a second bookable offence.
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Peter Schmeichel pins Man Utd’s defeat to Chelsea on the ‘shoulders’ of Lisandro Martinez
Lisandro Martinez received a yellow card in the 59th minute before the 28-year-old Argentine defender was sent off. VAR summoned Peter Bankes to the pitchside monitor to review an incident involving Martinez in the Manchester United box.
Peter Bankes then pointed to the spot-kick and brandished a red card for Martinez. Michael Carrick’s men were unable to overturn their 2-0 deficit and Man Utd suffered a loss to Chelsea in their Premier League clash.
Speaking after United’s defeat to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon, Red Devils treble winner Peter Schmeichel pulled no punches towards Martinez. The 62-year-old United legend insisted that Martinez’s actions cost United any chance of making a comeback against the Blues at Stamford Bridge.
“I put this solely on Lisandro Martinez’s shoulders,” he said on Premier League Productions, as per the Premier League’s official website.
“What he did today, I have no words. The first goal, you can’t defend how he did, and then the penalty, I have no words for how crazy that was. So bad.”
Schmeichel added: “The supporters are who you play for. They support so well every week; of course, the players should be doing better, but when you have players who play as poorly as they did today, started doing stupid things that broke the rhythm of the game – and one player has made two mistakes, it’s not acceptable.”
Man Utd have won one Premier League match and picked up four draws and four defeats under Carrick in the 2026-27 season at Old Trafford. The Red Devils will kick off November by facing Roma at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Tuesday evening next week before Man Utd host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.