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lisandro martinez
lisandro martinez
There is no bedrock with Manchester United this season. Every time you think they’ve hit the floor; it just drops out again, and they decline further. There was a lot to feel shameful of in yesterday’s 2-0 loss at Chelsea, but the poster child of Saturday’s disgrace is obviously Lisandro Martinez. He got ejected after two yellow cards, and now faces a ban in domestic play. As the next match is continental competition, Tuesday at home to AS Roma, Martinez will be eligible to feature, and perhaps he will. After all, he’ll have to sit out next weekend.
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champions league
UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 of 8
Kickoff: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8pm
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
United Predicted Starting XI: go here
UCL Standing, Form: Manchester United 20th, 3 pts WLL AS Roma 15th, 4 pts, LDW
Result Probability, According to Google: Manchester United win 41% Draw 24% AS Roma win 35%
Champions League trophy on the pitch at a football stadium
Champions League trophy on the pitch at a football stadium
Manchester United Team News
Whether that’s a good idea or not, is a different story. Martinez may not have been wrong in what he said about the club overall, and Sporting Director Jason Wilcox in particular, but he’s definitely the wrong messenger for that message. He’s definitely doing his part, and then some, to contribute to the club’s decline.
Honestly, they should expedite his departure up to the January transfer window, if they can.
sesko man united
sesko man united
In other team news, embattled manager Michael Carrick, a couple days ago, finally said what we all suspected about Benjamin Sesko- his injury is much worse than they first thought/led us to believe. And the timetable for his return is pushed much farther back, yet again.
“Yeah, unfortunately, Ben looks like he’s going to be out for a period of time,” Carrick said of Sesko’s shin problem.
“We’re still not clear on exactly how long, but it’s going to be for a longer period of time.
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“There’s a bit of a healing process for the injury to see how it would react and what direction to go with that. So, even now we’re still working through it.”
Sesko won’t play again until well into 2027. And turning to United’s long list of standing injury concerns, Marcus Rashford is the only one who truly stands a chance of coming out of the infirmary, and making the matchday squad.
However, he’s still a doubt for Tuesday night.
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Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte remain sidelined.
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor ofThe Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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