{"id":247382,"date":"2025-07-08T07:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247382\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T07:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:12:15","slug":"man-utd-star-lisandro-martinez-sends-message-on-his-injury-recovery-aston-villa-ace-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247382\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd star Lisandro Martinez sends message on his injury recovery, Aston Villa ace responds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United centre-back Lisandro Martinez wants fans to know he is pushing to get fit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the big early blows Manchester United suffered in early 2025 was an injury to centre-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/lisandro-martinez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/lisandro-martinez-undergoes-surgery-update-on-manchester-united-centre-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martinez sustained a torn ACL<\/a>, the most serious injury he has had to deal with across a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/lisandro-martinez-full-injury-record-as-man-utd-defender-suffers-another-setback-staggering-number-of-games-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fitness-ravaged three seasons at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The talented centre-back may be out for the rest of 2025, leaving Manchester United to plan for the immediate future without him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2197422213-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lisandro Martinez playing or Manchester United, early 2025\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty ImagesLisandro Martinez latest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/every-man-utd-player-who-attended-first-day-of-pre-season-2025-at-carrington-including-notable-absentees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United\u2019s players returned for pre-season<\/a> on July 7, with stars including Amad, Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/training-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carrington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/lisandro-martinez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> was not among them, although he did post a video clip on Instagram in Manchester United training gear working out.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez was not with his teammates at Carrington. Instead he was at a gym back home in Argentina, where he is focusing on his rehab.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back wrote on Instagram: \u201cThe comeback is getting closer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It was a message designed to give hope to United fans, but the reality is that Martinez is still months away from getting back onto the pitch for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez receives encouragement<\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez received plenty of messages from Manchester United fans looking forward to eventually seeing him back on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: \u201cWe wait for Rayan Cherki,\u201d looking forward to the prospect of Martinez piling into the outspoken new City star.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a message from Argentina international teammate and namesake, Emiliano Martinez, who responded with three \u2018fire emojis\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5880-1024x344.jpeg\" alt=\"Emi Martinez Instagram response to Lisandro Martinez\" class=\"wp-image-282772\" \/>Emi Martinez Instagram response to Lisandro Martinez<\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Martinez has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/man-utd-set-to-take-significant-step-for-emiliano-martinez-transfer-in-the-next-few-days-claims-argentine-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">linked with signing for Manchester United<\/a> this summer and leaving Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/andre-onana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Onana<\/a> remains as Manchester United\u2019s first choice goalkeeper. And until the club work out a way to sell him, a move to bring in a replacement will be on hold, whether that be Martinez or any other.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United centre-back Lisandro Martinez wants fans to know he is pushing to get fit. 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