Manchester United Issues Big UPDATE on Lisandro Martinez Participation in Argentina vs Angola

Manchester United have released Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez to train with the national team during this month's international break, despite the fact he is still in final stages of his recovery from injury. He has not played for the Red Devils since suffering a serious knee injury in February. He is still not fit and was not called up to this month's Argentina squad for Argentina vs Angola, but he has travelled with the team and will spend the next couple of weeks training with the national team. In this article, we'll discuss Lisandro Martinez injury update:

Why Have Manchester United Released the Argentine?

It is very rare to see a club to allow its injured players to train anywhere else, such is the strict nature of the sport and their medical procedures. Martinez has been given a recovery schedule by United's medical staff and the centre back is clearly at a very crucial stage of his recovery. To allow Martinez to be away from their watchful eyes is surprising, but the belief is that he would benefit from training with the Argentina national squad, with the United officials deciding that would be more useful than keeping the defender around the Carrington training ground for the next two weeks. If this all goes well, he will return to Man United with a question for Amorim, who will soon think about how he can bring the Argentine back into action. The hope is that Martinez will be able to earn even the briefest of cameos before ramping up his involvement over the hectic festive period ahead of United's crucial games in the Premier League.

Ruben Amorim on Lisandro Martinez

After Manchester United's draw against Tottenham Hotspur, Amorim was asked about Lisandro Martinez injury and how his absence effects Manchester United. Ruben Amorim had this to say about the Argentine : “When you have that injury, you have that time where you recover a lot of things really hard, then there is the boring part where it looks like you don't go to the next step. We miss a lot, Licha, especially in this moment; we miss his aggression in everything he does, we miss him. But he's always there in every meeting. In training, he sometimes finishes his and stays to watch the training. We need Licha in this team.” Martinez has made 32 appearances in all competitions last term and is now entering into his fourth season in Manchester.