Despite commentators and pundits alike making more references to his height than his technical ability, Lisandro Martinez has won Manchester United's Player of the Month award for August after a number of outstanding displays. This includes Man of the Match performances against Liverpool and Southampton.
Martinez has taken to the Premier League exceptionally well, probably due to the fact he is playing in an Erik ten Hag system which he is familiar with from playing under the coach at Ajax. And in the last three games, he has formed a formidable partnership with Raphael Varane.
His hard tackling style and also his tendency to jee up the crowd and celebrate whenever he wins the ball back has also contributed to getting the fans on side and he has quickly become a favourite amongst the United fanbase. This obviously contributed to him winning his award for August.
