""Honestly, he can say whatever he wants," Martinez said. "I told him already, if he wants to say something to me, he can come to wherever he wants. To my house, wherever. I don't care.""
""I think for me, I respect the relations [ex-players] when they want to help the club because everyone can talk on the television but when you see [them] here face to face, no one says anything in your face," Martinez continued. "So for me, I don't really care what they say. I just put the focus on my performance, the performance of the team and I give everything to this club until my last day.""
"Butt predicted Haaland would "pick Martinez up and run with him" and their battle at Old Trafford would be rememble "a dad after school running down the road with a little toddler." Scholes followed up with "he'd score, then throw him in the net.""
Lisandro Martinez challenged Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt to repeat their criticism to his face after the pair predicted Erling Haaland would make him look like a child in the Manchester derby. Butt said Haaland would "pick Martinez up and run with him" and Scholes added "he'd score, then throw him in the net." Martinez invited them to come to his house and said he focuses on his performance and the team. Manchester United were unhappy with the comments, viewing them as mockery rather than constructive analysis. Martinez's defensive display helped United secure a 2-0 derby win under Michael Carrick.
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