Martinez's 'inexplicable' 83 seconds cost Man Utd and Carrick

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez condemned for costly red card in 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez was sent off in the second half of their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea Lisandro Martinez made his way to the tunnel slowly and silently. The whistles and jeers of the Chelsea fans were ringing in his ears. Manchester United coach Jonny Evans had a brief word, but Martinez didn't pay any attention. As a player, Martinez has scaled the heights. He was part of the Argentina squad that won the World Cup in 2022 and reached the final last summer. But at Stamford Bridge, when Michael Carrick needed his side to step up and his senior players to set an example, Martinez did the very opposite.

Eighteen days after Martinez called out United's summer recruitment, he suffered the kind of meltdown that would have left most United fans questioning whether that poor business involved not turfing the 28-year-old out of Old Trafford. The former Ajax defender had been part of a much-improved United performance at Chelsea, and Carrick's team should have been ahead at half-time. Even when Morgan Rogers gave the hosts a second-half lead, they had done enough for the visiting fans to believe a comeback was possible. Instead, in the space one minute and 23