It is unlikely that any Premier League defender is relishing the task of dealing with Erling Haaland, but Lisandro Martinez can approach Sunday's Manchester derby knowing he has already won one battle with the striker.
Nowadays, Haaland is firing in goals at an astonishing rate for Manchester City, while Martinez is starting to show why United parted ways with just under £60million to lure from Ajax this summer. The two will take to the field on Sunday for their first taste of the local derby, but they have already faced off against each other before.
Though Haaland is currently the happier of the two given City sit third one point off top-spot while United are two places below in fifth, Martinez came out the winner the last time the two met directly.
