After a 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid, the defender named the club's director of football and said Michael Carrick had not been backed. Carrick declined to answer him.
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 at the Metropolitano in the Champions League league phase on Tuesday. Pablo Barrios scored inside the first minute, and Leny Yoro was sent off late on after the referee reviewed a foul on Jonathan David at the monitor (Sky Sports; The National). Manchester United have now gone five games without a win in all competitions (Sky Sports; beIN Sports).
Lisandro Martinez, speaking to Amazon Prime after the match, aimed at the people above the dressing room. "I expect more from our technical director," he said, a reference to Jason Wilcox, the club's director of football (Sky Sports; beIN Sports; Hayters). Asked whether Michael Carrick had been backed in the summer window, he answered: "I don't think so. He does his best" (beIN Sports; Fabrizio Romano on X).
His case is that last season's side was a foundation that needed adding to. "Now we expect more from the top," he said, while accepting that "as players we have to do more" (beIN Sports; Hayters).
Carrick did not take it up. "I've not seen it so I don't think now is the right time to comment on it," he said, describing it as a time for the squad to stay together and work through it (Hayters; Sportskeeda). He also disputed the red card, calling the contact on David "very soft and slow" and saying "I just don't understand it" (Yahoo Sports; The National).
Manchester United go to Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday (Sky Sports; BBC Sport).
Sources:
- Sky Sports, 14 October 2026
- beIN Sports, 13 October 2026
- Hayters, 13 October 2026
- The National, 14 October 2026