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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Lisandro Martinez returns to Man Utd after heeding Erik ten Hag's blunt warning

Lisandro Martinez has returned to Manchester United - less than a week after Erik ten Hag warned the defender that he expected him back at Old Trafford following his World Cup triumph.

Martinez, 24, was part of the Argentina squad that dethroned France in the World Cup final just under two weeks ago in a dramatic penalty shootout and has been celebrating in his homeland ever since.

But the former Ajax man has now returned to Manchester - and it has emerged that Martinez decided to skip the wedding of close friend and international teammate Nicolas Tagliafico, which took place in Argentina, in order to return to Manchester earlier this week in a bid to make himself available for the club's stacked festive fixture list.

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