‘I expect more’: the key questions from Martínez’s Manchester United broadside

Michael Carrick is under pressure at Manchester United while Lisandro Martínez has launched a verbal attack on the club’s director of football Jason Wilcox. Composite: Getty, Reuters

After Manchester United’s 2-0 loss at Atlético Madrid, Lisandro Martínez teed off at the director of football, Jason Wilcox, and the rest of the executive. “We don’t have the best squad at the moment compared with other top teams,” said the defender. “I expect more [investment], 100%. I expect more from our technical director [Jason Wilcox] … Really poor [the Atlético defeat] – I have to control myself a lot but something is a reflection of the mirror of how our club is at the moment.” Here we consider the key questions emerging from Martínez’s explosive remarks.

Is Martínez’s view reflective of the squad generally?