Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez won’t need surgery on the right knee after the injury he sustained against West Ham United on Sunday. Still, he is expected to be out for around eight weeks.Martinez sprained a medial collateral ligament in the knee, which is seen as a best-case outcome given there had been fears that the 26-year-old had suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage.David De Gea shows his support to Lisandro Martinez on Instagram ❤️ pic.twitter.com/S53osblJwa— United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) February 5, 2024 The injury occurred as a consequence of a collision with West Ham’s Vladimir Coufal in the 68th minute of the match.”I can’t say but it doesn’t look good,” United boss Erik ten Hag said after the 3-0 win over West Ham. “There is a bad concern. We have to wait for a few days for the diagnosis. We do everything to get the right diagnosis and see what is the damage.”He is very sad, very disappointed. We all feel really with him. First of all, it is a personal disaster when it is really bad but also for the team it is really bad because he definitely brings us a lot.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7845178##Martinez had only made his return after missing more than three months recovering from surgery on a broken metatarsal in his foot. He played 45 times in all competitions for United last season, missing the final nine Premier League games with that foot injury.
