{"id":234307,"date":"2025-10-30T16:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234307\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:40:09","slug":"manchester-united-handed-huge-injury-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234307\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United handed huge injury boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lisandro Martinez has been sidelined since February with an ACL injury but is now back training with his teammates.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Martinez-in-training.png\" alt=\"Lisandro Martinez is back in full training\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Lisandro Martinez is back in full training(Image: MUTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Lisandro Martinez is back training with his <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> teammates as he continues his rehabilitation from an ACL injury picked up at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Martinez picked up the injury against Crystal Palace back in February. Martinez&#8217;s knee buckled against the Eagles and it was confirmed that he had suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/manchester-united-handed-injury-boost-32674010\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The defender was pictured taking part in fitness drills earlier this month<\/a>, but <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United<\/a> were keen to stress they would not take any chances with his return. It was hoped he could be available before the November international break &#8211; United play Nottingham Forest this weekend before a trip to Tottenham next week &#8211; and he has now returned to team training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The weekend trip to Forest will come too soon for him to return but there is a chance he could be involved in the matchday squad for United&#8217;s clash with Spurs the following weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Speaking about Martinez&#8217;s injury recently, Amorim said: &#8220;Licha is on the final straight. He is a soldier who works so hard. He is always in the gym working hard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;He works hard both on and off the pitch. He is a machine that works so hard. He is one those players who love to work hard. It is a pleasure to have him here. He works so much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;We arrived at 9am, it&#8217;s now 4pm and he continues working. He has the experience to know when to work hard. 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