Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has praised Manchester United counterpart Lisandro Martinez after the Argentine received early criticism.
Martinez, like Van Dijk before him, arrived in the Premier League after impressing in the Eredivisie early in his career. There were some teething problems for the former Ajax man after his £55m summer move to Old Trafford, though, not least when he was hooked at half-time in United's humbling defeat at Brentford in August.
The 24-year-old has started to turn things around, taking Harry Maguire's place in the starting XI and helping Erik ten Hag's team climb the table. Martinez has also won his first player of the month award in United colours - and Van Dijk is the latest to be impressed.
