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Pundits discussing <\/b>Manchester United<\/b> “can talk on the television” but “no-one says anything” to your face, according to defender Lisandro Martinez.<\/b><\/p>\n
Martinez, 28, helped United to an impressive 2-0 win over rivals Manchester City on Saturday, shackling striker Erling Haaland as the Red Devils kept just their third Premier League clean sheet of a disappointing campaign.<\/p>\n
After sacking Ruben Amorim and putting Under-18s boss Darren Fletcher in charge for two games, the result gave Michael Carrick a dream start as United’s new interim head coach.<\/p>\n
Before the derby, Martinez was on the receiving end of jibes from former Red Devils midfielders Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.<\/p>\n
Butt said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast that Haaland would “pick Martinez up and run with him” and treat the Argentine like a “little toddler”, while Scholes suggested the Norway forward would “throw him in the net” after scoring.<\/p>\n
Asked about Scholes’ comment, Martinez said: “Honestly, he can say whatever he wants. I told him already, if he wants to say something to me, he can come to wherever he wants. To my house, wherever. I don’t care.<\/p>\n
“And I think for me, I respect the relations when they want to help the club because everyone can talk on the television, but when you see [them] here face to face, no-one says anything in your face.<\/p>\n
“So for me, I don’t really care what they say. I just put the focus on my performance, the performance of the team and I give everything to this club until my last day.”<\/p>\n
Scholes shared some of Martinez’s comments on an Instagram story on Sunday, and said: “Someone’s had a good game, was really happy for you.”<\/p>\n
In response to the invite to Martinez’s house, he added “tea, no sugar” with a tag to the Argentine’s account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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