When France clash with Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon, the world will be watching. For one Manchester United defender, the day will end in joy. For the other, it will end in despair. While the focus is likely to be on the battle between Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, Reds teammates Lisandro Martinez and Raphael will also come up against each other in the showpiece event.
Despite the centre-backs not playing alongside each other on too many occasions - considering that Martinez only joined in the summer, and Varane has suffered with injury troubles this term - the pair have managed to form a solid partnership and looked good in the 10 games that they lined-up together.
The impressive showings of the two defenders meant that club captain Harry Maguire was unable to get into the starting XI before the break, and despite his strong performances for the Three Lions at the tournament in Qatar, the England international is unlikely to start once the domestic season resumes.
