Man Utd’s Lisandro Martinez not happy with new Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappe’s remarks

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez has responded to Kylian Mbappe's assertion that the Euros are tougher to win than the World Cup.

On the cusp of the Euro 2024, Real Madrid's new star signing shared his perspective on the difficulty level of the European tournament compared to the global stage. "In my opinion, it's a more challenging competition than a World Cup," claimed Mbappe.

"It's very tough starting from group stages. It's a competition we haven't won for 24 years which is huge," he continued. Martinez, who was on the bench when Argentina triumphed over France in the World Cup final in Qatar last December, has now countered Mbappe's viewpoint.

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The United centre-back, speaking to Argentinian newspaper Clarin, refuted Mbappe's comments, saying: "I leave his opinion up to him; I have a different view of things, I don't underestimate nor assume anything, all competitions are very hard to win."

The 26 year-old defender is set to represent Argentina in the upcoming Copa America, where they will be defending their title won in 2021. Argentina aim to secure their 16th Copa victory, which would see them draw level with Uruguay as the most decorated team in the history of the world's oldest international football tournament, reports the Express.

Despite concluding the season on a high note with Manchester United, playing in the FA Cup final where United beat rivals Manchester City 2-1, it was generally a challenging season for the £57million man as he had to sit out 188 days of the campaign due to foot injuries, and he has opened up about his injury-ridden spell.

Martinez added: "It wasn't a good