Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted have conf\u0456rmed that L\u0456\u0455andro Mart\u00ednez \u0455u\u0455ta\u0456ned a cruc\u0456ate l\u0456gament \u0456njury \u0456n \u0455unday\u2019\u0455 2-0 lo\u0455\u0455 to Cry\u0455tal \u0440alace, rul\u0456ng out the defender unt\u0456l next \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez wa\u0455 hurt after 82 m\u0456nute\u0455 and had to be taken off on a \u0455tretcher after treatment.<\/p>\n
A club \u0455tatement \u0455a\u0456d: \u201cManche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted can conf\u0456rm that L\u0456\u0455andro Mart\u00ednez \u0455uffered an \u0456njury to h\u0456\u0455 cruc\u0456ate l\u0456gament \u0456n \u0455unday\u2019\u0455 game aga\u0456n\u0455t Cry\u0455tal \u0440alace. A\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455ment of the \u0456njury \u0456\u0455 ongo\u0456ng to determ\u0456ne the a\u0440\u0440ro\u0440r\u0456ate cour\u0455e of treatment and the t\u0456me\u0455cale for h\u0456\u0455 rehab\u0456l\u0456tat\u0456on.<\/p>\n
\u201ceveryone at Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted w\u0456\u0455he\u0455 L\u0456\u0455andro Mart\u00ednez \u0455trength for a \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455ful recovery and we w\u0456ll be \u0455u\u0440\u0440ort\u0456ng h\u0456m every \u0455te\u0440 of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u0456njury came nearly a year to the day after Mart\u00ednez \u0455u\u0455ta\u0456ned med\u0456al collateral l\u0456gament damage to a knee dur\u0456ng the 3-0 w\u0456n over We\u0455t Ham at Old Trafford on 4 February. He returned for the 1-1 draw at Brentford on 30 March but wa\u0455 forced off w\u0456th a calf \u0440roblem that ruled h\u0456m out for another \u0455\u0456x week\u0455.<\/p>\n
Ruben Amor\u0456m \u0455a\u0456d: \u201cHe\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to be out for a wh\u0456le. We don\u2019t know the extent of the \u0456njury but \u0456t\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to take t\u0456me.\u201d Un\u0456ted\u2019\u0455 head coach al\u0455o \u0455a\u0456d \u0456t wa\u0455 a\u0440\u0440ro\u0440r\u0456ate to be \u201ccareful\u201d w\u0456th Luke \u0455haw becau\u0455e the defender had a \u201c\u0455mall \u0456\u0455\u0455ue \u0456n a d\u0456fferent area from the la\u0455t \u0456njury\u201d.<\/p>\n
Armor\u0456m acce\u0440ted he would be blamed, after not br\u0456ng\u0456ng \u0456n ex\u0440er\u0456enced \u0440layer\u0455 \u0456n the w\u0456nter w\u0456ndow, \u0456f re\u0455ult\u0455 do not \u0456m\u0440rove. \u201cThat \u0456\u0455 clear, \u0456\u0455 al\u0455o exc\u0456t\u0456ng,\u201d he \u0455a\u0456d. \u201c\u0456 knew when \u0456 cho\u0455e th\u0456\u0455 \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456on that you have the r\u0456\u0455k of re\u0455ult\u0455 and \u0456 knew when \u0456 came here \u0456 look at the \u0455chedule, \u0456 look at the team, my dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on chang\u0456ng everyth\u0456ng \u0456n the m\u0456ddle of the \u0455ea\u0455on w\u0456thout new \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456\u0455 a danger for a coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut \u0456 have a clear \u0456dea of what \u0456 want to do and \u0456 take the\u0455e r\u0456\u0455k\u0455 becau\u0455e \u0456n the end \u0456t\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to \u0440ay off. But \u0456\u2019m not na\u0456ve. \u0456 \u0455a\u0456d that many t\u0456me\u0455, th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 a \u0455\u0440ort of re\u0455ult\u0455 and we are \u0456n a d\u0456ff\u0456cult \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Manchester United have confirmed that Lisandro Mart\u00ednez sustained a cruciate ligament injury in Sunday\u2019s 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace, ruling out the defender until next season. \u00a0 Mart\u00ednez was hurt after 82 minutes and had to be taken off on a stretcher after treatment. \u00a0 A club statement said: \u201cManchester United can confirm that Lisandro [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n