’s first season at may very well be over sooner than anticipated. The Argentina worldwide was stretchered off within the closing levels of his facet’s 2-2 draw with . And has now opened up on three potential replacements for the 25-year-old.
Martinez went down unchallenged in the direction of the top of regular time, with United then collapsing late on as they threw away a 2-0 lead.
And he was emotional as he was carried off the sector of play, with the Argentina intentional apparently fearing the worst.
After the sport, Ten Hag admitted the 25-year-old’s state of affairs ‘doesn’t look nice’, although did insist his star performer hadn’t injured his achilles.
"We've got seen Licha Martinez drop out after a second,” stated the Dutchman.
“There was no opponent concerned so it would not look that nice so we now have to attend.
“I can not say on this second [what it is], the identical as Rapha [Varane]. I feel it's for after the sport, however that damage, he [has] complained [about] over the past couple of weeks and we now have to see how it's now."
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And Ten Hag believes the likes of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw can all come into the staff ought to Martinez face a interval out of the highlight.
“We've got excellent replacements,” he added.
“Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw. We've got the gamers who can exchange them. However in fact, it's a miss.
"We're competing in three competitions and you then want the squad.
“And if Licha Martinez and Rapha Varane usually are not out there on Sunday, then others need to do it.
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“And we now have seen on Saturday, Harry Maguire had a superb sport. And tonight he got here in and I feel he performed additionally an excellent sport."
Ten Hag additionally revealed he’d spoken to Martinez, insisting the defender was ‘calm’ slightly than distressed within the dressing room after the sport.
“I've spoken with him and he's okay and he's calm,” he acknowledged.
“I feel [it is] an damage [that means] he won't play on Sunday. I can not say what the prognosis [is]. I choose to attend and to know what it's.”
Maguire appears to be like just like the favorite to return into the facet, with the United star incomes reward from his supervisor for his latest performances.
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Lindelof can also be a helpful choice to have, with the Sweden worldwide skilled having been on the membership ever since 2017.
And Shaw has carried out effectively at centre-back at instances this season, regardless of being a left-back by commerce.
Whereas United had been upset with the draw, Sevilla boss Jose Luis Mendilibar praised his staff for his or her combating spirit.
“The primary half hour was a tricky interval, however then we recomposed ourselves,” he stated.
“We didn’t throw the sport away and we by no means gave up. Everybody respects Sevilla on this competitors.”
United are subsequent in motion in opposition to Nottingham Forest on Sunday (4.30pm).
They usually’ll be hoping for a fourth win of the season over Steve Cooper’s facet when the match on the Metropolis Floor takes place.
United received 3-0 within the Premier League again in December earlier than beating Forest by the identical scoreline within the Carabao Cup.
They usually additionally battled their method to a 2-0 win within the second leg of that cup tie in February, too.
As for Sevilla, they’re because of face off in opposition to Valencia on Sunday (8pm).