{"id":148207,"date":"2024-02-06T15:30:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/06\/lisandro-martinez-posts-message-to-man-utd-fans-after-latest-injury-blow\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:30:54","slug":"lisandro-martinez-posts-message-to-man-utd-fans-after-latest-injury-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/06\/lisandro-martinez-posts-message-to-man-utd-fans-after-latest-injury-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisandro Martinez posts message to Man Utd fans after latest injury blow \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked fans for their continued support after he suffered a fresh injury blow at the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Argentine World Cup-winner was hauled off with a knee injury in Sunday\u2019s 3-0 win at home to West Ham, with manager Erik ten Hag admitting post-match he feared the extent of the problem.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-417-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819025\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>However, Martinez avoided an ACL injury and instead sprained his collateral ligament. Crucially, he will not need to undergo surgery and is expected to return to fitness in eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media\u00a0following the diagnosis on Monday evening, Martinez said: \u201cI want to give a heartfelt thanks for the great support I\u2019ve received and to reassure you that I\u2019ll soon be back out there, and we\u2019ll fight together. Always united!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martinez has already missed a significant portion of the 2023\/24 season so far having undergone foot surgery back in September, sitting out 22 matches before returning from the bench in last month\u2019s 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>90min Man Utd WhatsApp channel<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Looking to keep up to date with everything happening at Old Trafford?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Click this link\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>or scan the QR code below to follow 90min\u2019s Man Utd WhatsApp channel and turn on notifications to receive all the latest news!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hnyxvpy6c7yf769hhv.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Manchester United's club badge\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Stay up to date with the latest Manchester United news \/ Visionhaus \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>That procedure was to correct a problem with his metatarsal sustained at the back-end of the 2022\/23 campaign, with Martinez crucially missing the final 12 games of last season as United\u2019s Europa League and FA Cup  hopes faltered.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time on record that Martinez has sustained a knee injury in his career having sustained a couple of hamstring problems in his younger days with Ajax and in the Argentina setup.<\/p>\n<p>Without Martinez,\u00a0United\u00a0will have to get by with Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans as their recognised senior centre-backs. 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