{"id":444932,"date":"2026-01-29T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444932\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:26:12","slug":"lisandro-martinez-feud-will-be-reignited-this-month-after-his-premier-league-rival-changed-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444932\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisandro Martinez feud will be reignited this month after his Premier League rival changed clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Few Manchester United players are more aggressive and competitive as Lisandro Martinez, and he is days away from reigniting an exciting feud.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/lisandro-martinez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> has faced his fair share of criticism at Manchester United, with Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt in particular choosing to criticise his game.<\/p>\n<p>But frankly, the World Cup-winning centre-back has been one of United\u2019s best signings in the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>          Who are you backing in Paul Scholes and Lisandro Martinez\u2019s war of words? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Paul Scholes and Lisandro Martinez have reignited their feud after the Manchester derby\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Martinez-Scholes-DP-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Lisandro Martinez comments made towards Paul Scholes after the Manchester derby.\" class=\"wp-image-323720\" \/>Credit: Getty Images.     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/guardiola-singles-out-manchester-united-star-who-is-one-of-the-top-five-in-the-world\/#:~:text=Lisandro%20Martinez%20shines%20in%20Manchester,playing%20passes%20through%20our%20defence.%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martinez a top-five centre-back in the world<\/a>, and his importance in the United squad is often understated.<\/p>\n<p>The United faithful are familiar with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/manchester-united-transfer-target-lisandro-martinez-nicknamed-the-butcher-of-amsterdam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martinez\u2019s \u2018Butcher\u2019 nickname<\/a>, and he will be looking forward to one upcoming battle with Adama Traore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2255441908-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"Lisandro Martinez\" class=\"wp-image-324582\" \/>Photo by Joe Prior\/Visionhaus via Getty ImagesAdama Traore and Lisandro Martinez duel reignited<\/p>\n<p>Up next for United in the Premier League is a visit from Fulham, and in recent years, that has meant that Martinez finds himself up against Adama Traore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/adama-traore-sends-shameless-lisandro-martinez-message-after-man-utd-loss-amad-has-his-say\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Traore has taken social media swipes at Martinez<\/a> in the past after the duo came head-to-head on the pitch, but the 30-year-old Spanish winger will not be available on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>That is because Traore completed a \u00a32 million move to West Ham this window, meaning his duel with Martinez is postponed\u2026 for another two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>United face West Ham on February 10, with the Red Devils travelling to the London Stadium to face Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez may not face Traore at Old Trafford this weekend, but it seems their highly-anticipated showdown will commence a few weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez is key to Michael Carrick\u2019s success<\/p>\n<p>Martinez has started in six successive matches for United, including three as captain when Bruno Fernandes was out injured.<\/p>\n<p>          Lisandro Martinez silenced the critics to dominate Erling Haaland AGAIN <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What did you think of his performance?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323433\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Since Michael Carrick\u2019s appointment, Martinez has formed a solid partnership with Harry Maguire in defence.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/lisandro-martinezs-reason-for-rejecting-arsenal-move-completely-justified-by-3-2-man-united-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisandro Martinez\u2019s reason for rejecting Arsenal move completely justified by 3-2 Man United win<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/lisandro-martinez-hails-biggest-difference-under-michael-carrick-after-win-over-man-city-we-did-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martinez praised Carrick\u2019s coaching<\/a> after beating Manchester City in the derby, and he bounced back from an own-goal at The Emirates to put on another strong display in North London.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez is easily United\u2019s best defender in possession, and his line-breaking passes have been vital to Carrick\u2019s success. As United enter a period of fixtures where they will be considered favourites, Martinez can expect to play a key role.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Few Manchester United players are more aggressive and competitive as Lisandro Martinez, and he is days away from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,107359,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-444932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-lisandro-martinez","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}