'Little boy' – Jamie Redknapp criticizes Lisandro Martínez for being bullied in Manchester United defeat

Lisandro Martínez has been criticized for his performance against Nottingham Forest.

He manchester united The defender was at fault for two of the goals in Forest's 3-2 win at Old Trafford on Saturday night.

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Martinez He was unable to prevent Nikola Milenkovic from scoring with a header just two minutes into the match.

He was later caught out when Chris Wood's header came in at the far post to extend the visitors' lead in the second half.

Phil Jones and Jamie Redknapp Both criticized Martínez during their analysis of the first goal on Sky Sports.

Martínez was outjumped by Milenkovic in a corner and could be seen holding his shirt as the Serb towered over him.

Speaking about the goal, former United defender Jones said: “First of all, it's a great header. You feel a bit of vulnerability on set pieces. Martinez is too obsessed with his man.

“Diogo Dalot takes a couple of steps towards the ball, maybe gets caught under the ball a little bit and almost gets sucked under the ball.”

Redknapp then added: “Martinez has to be stronger, he's like a little kid there, they just bully him. It's an imposing header.”

Martínez returned to the starting lineup on Saturday.

The world champion was absent in midweek while serving a suspension during the loss to Arsenal.

he had received a one-match ban after his fifth yellow card of the season against Everton last weekend.

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Although Rasmus Hojlund tied before the break, Forest regained the lead after the break as André Onana's mistake permitted Morgan Gibbs-White to score.

Wood's header extended the lead before Bruno Fernandez It gave some hope to the locals, but it was not enough to avoid defeat.

The defeat is United's sixth Premier League defeat of the season after just 15 games.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils now find themselves 13th in the table heading into next weekend's Manchester Derby.