Luke Shaw believes the early-season scepticism surrounding Lisandro Martinez's height was 'nonsense'.
Martinez was criticised almost instantly after arriving from Ajax in the summer, with claims that the Argentine was too small to succeed as a centre-back in the Premier League. Such claims were repeated by Jamie Carragher after United were humiliated 4-0 at Brentford on the second weekend of the season, with the former Liverpool captain insisting his move 'can't work.'
But the 25-year-old has since made a mockery of his doubters, forming a brilliant partnership with Raphael Varane and consistently keeping attacks at bay both on the ground and aerially. Reds left-back Shaw has been able to see Martinez's impact first-hand, having played next to him for the vast majority of United's games this season, when not filling in for him at centre-back.
