Dwight Yorke has launched a staunch defence of Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez and compared him to club legend Nemanja Vidic.
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The Argentina international has earned cult-hero status at Old Trafford on account of his ultra-aggressive, combative style.
Martinez missed the end of last season through injury but has looked back to his commanding best against Arsenal last weekend and turned in another assured performance against Real Madrid in midweek as United continued their tour of America.
The former Ajax star has, however, been involved in several controversial flashpoints with fouls on Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham attracting significant criticism.
Yorke told OLBG: ‘Lisandro Martinez is the type of player that plays in the way he trains. The tackle on Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham shows he always plays at a very high intensity.
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s a Premier League game, pre-season or training, he’d put in the same challenge anywhere.
‘Nemanja Vidic was that type of player too, he played as he trained. For these kinds of players, there is no ‘half-day’, it’s always full on.
‘Martinez has to be aggressive too because of his size. As great as a footballer and how good in the air he is, the big strikers will be fancying their chances against him.
‘If I’m a centre-forward and I’m looking at a centre-back partnership of Tony Adams and Martinez, I’d fancy Martinez.
‘That’s just the nature of football, so Martinez.’
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