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Lisandro Martinez gives thoughts on Andre Onana’s rant at Harry Maguire.
After Andre Onana yelled at Harry Maguire in a preseason loss, Lisandro Martinez maintained that Manchester United would be “better” if players called each other out for losing focus.
Man Utd were beaten 3-2 by Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas at the weekend, and the most talked about incident that occurred in the game was undoubtedly Onana’s outburst at Maguire.
After an erroneous pass from the former captain gave Dortmund an opportunity on goal, the Red Devils’ new goalkeeper, who was signed from Inter this summer for a fee of £47 million inclusive of add-ons, rushed across his penalty area to berate Maguire.
When asked about the incident by the media, Martinez, a fellow defender, expressed his opinion that such occurrences are excellent since they make the team more “really sharp.”
“It’s better for [it], it’s better for [it]. If you are focused, you can fight with your teammates as well, you need to make sure everyone is really sharp, but nothing happened,” Martinez said.
“It’s part of football. He has a big personality. He can play football, he can deal with the pressure, he’s really positive, he’s a leader, that’s the style of Manchester United.”
Onana also commented on the incident in an interview with MUTV, saying: “I try to demand a lot from him because I know he is a good player.
“He’s one of the captains of the team. He’s big, he’s good with the ball so I will demand [from] him a lot. He’s a great guy, I have a good relationship with him. He has to be ready because when I’m on the ball I demand to everyone a lot – I start with myself because we are in this together.
“Mistakes come but we don’t have to be afraid to make mistakes because this is a part of life and we learn from the mistakes.
“We have to be very critical with ourselves. If we want to win prizes we have to demand a lot. It’s a big honour to be here and I’m very happy to work with these guys – Harry is a fantastic player so we will move on.”
This weekend, Man Utd will play two friendly to wrap off their preseason preparations. First, they will host Lens at Old Trafford before playing Athletic Club in Dublin.