Manchester United have heaped praise on Lisandro Martinez following his dominant performance for Argentina during their 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday night.
After being left on the bench for the first hour of Argentina's shock 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia, Martinez was brought into his national side's starting line-up for their vital clash against Mexico. Lionel Scaloni's side knew that a defeat to Mexico would have seen them crash out at the group phase after just two games.
It was a moment of trademark magic from Lionel Messi that put those fears to bed, as he scored a sumptuous goal in the 64th minute. The Paris Saint-Germain star took a touch to control a pass with his left foot before drilling the ball into the bottom corner from 20 yards out past a helpless Guillermo Ochoa in goal for Mexico.
