Manchester United have confirmed defender Lisandro Martinez sustained cruciate ligament damage when he injured his knee in the loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The latter stages of United’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford saw a distraught-looking Martinez carried off on a stretcher after his left knee buckled.
An update on the Argentina international from the club on Thursday said: “Manchester United can confirm that Lisandro Martinez suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament in Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace.
We can confirm that @LisandrMartinez suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament in Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 6, 2025
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Licha ❤️#MUFC
“Assessment of the injury is ongoing to determine the appropriate course of treatment and the timescale for his rehabilitation.
“Everyone at Manchester United wishes Lisandro Martinez strength for a successful recovery and we will be supporting him every step of the way.”
United head coach Ruben Amorim said after the match that he thought it was a “serious situation” and did not know the timeline of the defender’s lay-off ahead of facing Leicester in the FA Cup on Friday.
“Licha is a difficult situation,” he said.
“He’s going to be out for a while. We don’t know the extent of the injury but it’s an injury that’s going to take time.”
Meanwhile, Amorim also confirmed left-back Luke Shaw has suffered a setback as he seeks to return to fitness.
The England international made three appearances at Euro 2024 and has only managed three games for United since limping off at Luton last February
Amorim said: “Luke just a little one small issue in a different area from the last injury, so we try to be careful with Luke.”
