Manchester United’s Martinez blasts board’s lack of investment

Manchester United beaten 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, but defender Lisandro Martinez slams club’s failure to invest in team.Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez blasted the club’s board for a perceived lack of investment this summer, after the team were beaten by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.United are winless in five games across all competitions after the 2-0 defeat in the Spanish capital and have made their worst start to a league season in 40 years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Rwanda to host a Grand Prix in 2030s as Formula One returns to Africalist 2 of 4Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ NBA Finals jersey sells for record $14mlist 3 of 4Canelo Alvarez ‘will fight in Riyadh’ despite Saudi airport attackslist 4 of 4Verstappen wins chaotic Singapore GP F1 sprint after Russell crashesend of list“Really poor,” Martinez told Amazon Prime when asked about the team’s performance against Atletico.“I have to control myself a lot but sometimes is a reflection… [or] mirror of how our club is at the moment.”Martinez said he “100 percent” expected more investment in the squad over the summer after United finished third...