Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez criticised the club's hierarchy for failing to recruit enough players during the summer transfer window, arguing this left the squad unprepared for the Champions League. According to the Daily Mail, it was summer signing Youri Tielemans who confronted Martinez over those remarks on the flight back from United's Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Sky Sports had previously reported that an unnamed player challenged the Argentine about his comments as the squad boarded the plane home from Madrid. When asked on camera about his team-mate's criticism, Tielemans responded, "no comment."
Martinez's criticism reportedly extended to director of football Jason Wilcox, with the defender declaring that he "expects more" from him.
Captain Bruno Fernandes also spoke out, questioning Michael Carrick's tactics following the Champions League defeat to Como. The unrest has left United in the Premier League relegation zone and appears to have sealed Carrick's fate, with Mauricio Pochettino poised to take over.
The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager is edging closer to joining United, with the club understood to have approached the US Soccer Federation and prepared to pay a £7.5 million compensation package. Pochettino's start at United could be pushed back if he remains with the USA for their two fixtures during the international window, when the national side face Haiti in the home-and-away legs of their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final. His opening match in charge of United is scheduled for November 22, when the Red Devils travel to Anfield to face Liverpool.
