Man Utd: Lisandro Martinez's Instagram activity after Tottenham win was class | OneFootball

Lisandro Martinez is already a hero at Manchester United.

The hasty cries that his diminutive height will see him get eaten alive in the Premier League have swiftly diminished with the Argentine having arguably been the Red Devils’ best performer so far this season.

Channeling his ‘Butcher’ nickname with an edge and determination to his game, Martinez has more than held his own against the elbow swings and shoulder barges for which England’s top-flight is famous.

Martinez shines vs Tottenham

And Martinez was typically brilliant in the famous red jersey when Tottenham Hotspur came to town on Wednesday night with United channeling Erik ten Hag's brand of football better than ever.

Goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes saw the Red Devils sweep past their 'big six' rivals with the steady hands of Martinez and Raphael Varane ensuring that David de Gea was seldom troubled.

According to Sofascore, Martinez impressed with four tackles, four clearances, one interception, four ground duels won, one blocked shot and 90% passing accuracy.

Martinez's importance as a team player

However, just as important as Martinez's individual performance has been his role as a team player, looking for all intents and purposes to have already become a key player in the dressing room.

On the back of their worst ever Premier League season, the United squad entered the 2022/23 campaign in desperate need of a morale boost and Martinez already seems to have amplified the togetherness amongst the players.

From lapping up chants of 'Argentina' from the Old Trafford to a lovely moment where he kissed Luke Shaw on the head, Martinez seems to be a lightning rod for positivity and passion right now - and it's exactly what United needs.

Martinez's Instagram activity after Spurs win

And the 24-year-old's newfound role as a cheerleader amongst the United squad was on full display when he took to Instagram after the Tottenham win in mid-week.

As much as it's become customary for players to leave positive comments underneath their teammates' obligatory post-match snaps, Martinez has gone above and beyond to big up his new pals in a truly idiosyncratic way which has gone down a treat with United fans.

And that was most certainly the case on Instagram this week as Martinez seemed to be a man on a mission when it came to getting behind his United teammates in the comments section.

So be sure to do yourselves a favour by checking out just how much of a United hero Martinez has already become by perusing his brilliant social media activity after the game down below:

Martinez on Fred's Instagram

Martinez on Antony's Instagram

Martinez on Casemiro's Instagram

Martinez on Rashford's Instagram

Martinez on Varane's Instagram

Martinez on De Gea's Instagram

Martinez on Dalot's Instagram

Martinez: Already a Man Utd hero

Somebody give this lad pom-poms - great cheerleading work.

For the record, from what we can establish with our limited knowledge of Spanish, the 'crack' reference at the centre of the Raphael Varane comment seems to be a compliment essentially saying that someone is really, really good at something.

Feel free to correct us if we're wrong, but the moral of the story is that Martinez is most definitely bigging up his new centre-back partner as well as other top performers like Fred and De Gea.

And while a few words in the Instagram comments section may appear trivial, Martinez's little messages seem to be thoroughly illustrative of the broader investment he's already ploughed into United.

Whatever becomes of the Red Devils' first season under Ten Hag, you can bet your bottom dollar that Martinez will fight tooth and nail both for himself and the team every single step of the way.

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