Lisandro Martinez breaks injury silence as Manchester United capitulation vs Sevilla explained

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Martinez message

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez thanked fans for their “amazing” messages of support upon the news that his metatarsal injury has ruled him out for the rest of the season.

The Argentina star went down clutching his foot in the late stages of United’s 2-2 first leg Europa League quarter-final draw with Sevilla on Thursday, having to be helped off the pitch and then carried down the tunnel.

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The centre-half has become a colossus at the back for Erik ten Hag since his summer arrival and his absence comes as a bitter blow for the Reds, who are chasing Champions League qualification.

United are also having to contend without Raphael Varane for the next few weeks after he was taken off at half-time following a knock against Sevilla. They join Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Donny van de Beek - whose season is also over - among others on the injury list.

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Ten Hag on Sevilla

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes that his team still need to work on the psychological side of football in order to overcome past traumas.

Ten Hag was speaking after United squandered a 2-0 lead over Sevilla on Thursday night to draw 2-2 in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. Marcel Sabitzer had put the Reds in control of the contest in the opening stages with a quickfire brace.

But a Tyrell Malacia own goal followed by Harry Maguire inadvertently diverting the ball into the net in stoppage time means that United still have plenty of work to do in Spain next week to progress to the semi-finals. Assessing what went wrong