Manchester United hope Lisandro Martínez will be fit to return at the end of March after establishing that the injury which forced the defender off against West Ham was not an anterior cruciate ligament tear as feared.
Martínez has sustained an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will not require surgery. The aim at United is to have him back after next month’s international break meaning he will miss at least seven games; that will rise to eight if the team make it to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
