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Manchester United told two stars should have stopped Lisandro Martinez being carried off
14.04.2023 - 22:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has claimed that Harry Maguire and Erik ten Hag should have stopped Sevilla pair Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna carrying Lisandro Martinez off the pitch.
Martinez went down in agony with no Sevilla players around him shortly after Tyrell Malacia had scored an own goal to bring the La Liga side back into the tie. As United had already made their five substitutions, Ten Hag was unable to bring on a replacement for his clearly injured centre-back.
Montiel and Acuna went on to carry their international teammate off the pitch and play was allowed to restart with United down to ten men. Five minutes later, a Maguire own goal saw the Reds' lead eradicated ahead of the return leg in Seville next Thursday.
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Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Schmeichel claimed that United's manager and captain handled the situation poorly. "Martinez gets injured and he is clearly in pain," he said.
"It looks like the Sevilla players are nice carrying him off the pitch. No, they wanted him out so they could get going.
"By carrying him off, it didn't stop their momentum, Man United used their five subs so they knew he wouldn't come back. It didn't give the manager or the players the opportunity to have a conversation.
"Man United players should have stopped that, leave him on the pitch, let them [the physios] come on and carry him out and in that period, you regroup. This is something the players need to do, that's a lack of leadership on the pitch.
"Harry Maguire should have managed that situation. When the manager sees that his player is carried off by two opposition players, he should have stopped that."
Martinez would eventually head down the
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