Those Who Mocked Lisandro Martinez’s Height Amused Me – Evra

Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra has come out to praise Lisandro Martinez and hail him as the club’s best signing in years. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the Argentine has an amazing fighting spirit that MUFC has lacked in years, and that is exactly what Manchester United fans need to see.

Evra added that those who mocked Lisandro’s height in the summer only amused him.

His words, “This is one of the best signings we’ve had for years at Manchester United. It’s because of his fighting spirit. That’s what United fans want to see – those players have to bleed for the shirt.”

“People were talking about his height and I was laughing. Some people said I was too small when I arrived in the Premier League as well. When you play with that heart and passion, size doesn’t matter. When he gets the ball, he is so clean and composed. Mexico were pressing everywhere but every time he got the ball he was calm and playing forward. That’s what I love.”

“[Martinez] doesn’t play those one-metre balls to the next player. This is easy,” Evra added. ”When I see those stats – I remember Mertesacker at Arsenal, the stats said he never lost the ball – but he was passing it one metre, I can do that every day.”

“But Martinez puts the ball through the lines like Michael Carrick. That’s what he does and I love that. What a player, what a player.”