
The war of words between current Manchester United players and those clinging on to the standards previously set by Sir Alex Ferguson has continued—with Lisandro Martínez taking the chance to fire back at Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt for “toddler” comments they made on a podcast.
Martínez helped muzzle Erling Haaland and his Manchester City cohorts on Saturday in a derby game that saw United emerge—deservedly—victorious thanks to goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu.