Since Erik ten Hag's appointment as Manchester United manager, one marked improvement in the squad has been how the team defends.
Part of this is due to how Ten Hag has got the team to defend as a unit and react to attacks in a much more structured fashion, but some of the team's success has to be attributed to the defensive partnership of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane.
Martinez was signed in the summer from Ajax in the summer and has quickly become a fan favourite for his quality but also his never say die attitude. Varane on the other hand has seemingly overcome the majority of the injury issues that plagued him during his first season and has slotted in alongside the Argentinian.
