Man Utd: Liverpool icon admits he was wrong about Lisandro Martinez | OneFootball

Lisandro Martinez has proven to be an astute piece of business by Manchester United.

The Argentine initially struggled in English football after completing a high-profile move from Ajax in the summer.

Martinez was even hauled off at half-time by manager Erik ten Hag in United's shock 4-0 defeat to Brentford at the start of the 2022/23 season.

But since that forgettable day in London, Martinez has barely put a foot wrong in a Red Devils jersey.

The 2022 World Cup winner is one of the main reasons why United are firmly on course to finish in the Premier League's top four.

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He's formed a fantastic partnership with Raphael Varane at the back and you barely hear a bad word said about either of them these days.

Martinez's performances have even turned Jamie Carragher from a doubter into a believer.

The Liverpool legend infamously wrote Martinez off, previously saying on Sky Sports: "We should never judge managers or players too early, but I’m convinced this can’t work because the size of him [Martinez] playing in a back four.

"Maybe he could go left-back, maybe he could play in a back three, but in a back four, he cannot play there in the Premier League."

But it's safe to say Carragher has now changed his tone.

On the latest edition of The Overlap, the Sky Sports pundit admitted he had been well off the mark with his earlier assessment of Martinez.

Carragher said, in front of United legend Gary Neville: "I think he’s been brilliant. To be that small and play centre-back, you’ve obviously got to be a special player and a good player.

"I didn’t think someone at that size could cope in the Premier League and he has coped. He’s been brilliant. What I said before about United's spirit, he’s been a big part of that.

"There was a game I saw a few weeks ago, he was subbed and someone scored a late goal and he was right involved. You saw him in the World Cup, Argentinian, he’s got that fight."

Fair play, Jamie.

In the punditry world, you're always going to get many, many things wrong, like all of us average fans do when trying to provide our analysis down the pub.