A lot has been made of new Manchester United signing Lisandro Martinez’s height as a central defender.
Standing at 5' 9", some have suggested the Argentine may struggle against the powerful strikers often seen in the Premier League. Manchester City have just signed one of those in Erling Haaland, who banged in 86 goals in 89 games at Borussia Dortmund.
30 of them came last season - but notably, none of them were scored versus Ajax in their first Champions League group stage encounter. Haaland lined up against Martinez in October’s meeting at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
