Lisandro Martinez: Man United Disclose When Defender Will Be Back After Injury Setback

• Lisandro Martinez picked up a knee injury during Man United's 3-0 win over West Ham
• The Argentine defender was unable to see out the full 90 minutes of the Sunday cracker
• Martinez missed the better part of the ongoing season with a troublesome leg injury

Details have emerged on when Lisandro Martinez is likely to return to action following his latest injury setback.

The Manchester United defender picked up a nasty knee injury while in action against West Ham on Sunday.

According to talkSPORT, Martinez went straight down the tunnel after the incident, sparking fears on the extent of his injury.

The centre-back had initially tried to soldier on after going down moments earlier, only for him to be substituted after he was assessed.

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Erik ten Hag painted a grim picture of the defender's injury shortly after the Premier League cracker, with the Dutchman describing it as 'bad.'

Man United delivers update on Martinez's injury

And that seems to be the case - at least going by the latest update on the extent of the defender's injury.

In a statement released by Man United on Monday, the Premier League club disclosed that their centre-back is set to be on the sidelines for at least eight weeks.

"Lisandro Martinez has sustained an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his knee and is expected to be out of action for at least eight weeks," the statement said.

"We all wish Licha a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the pitch later in the season," the club added.

The development comes at a time when Martinez was working on his way back to the top after spending the better part of the season on the sidelines with another injury.

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