The Red Devils suffered one of their worst ever Premier League defeats at the Brentford Community Stadium. The side, who are only in their second top-flight season, tore them apart in the first half itself.
Individual errors and a blatant lack of fight from nearly every player plagued Erik ten Hag’s side throughout the 90 minutes. The Dutchman is currently leading a side clearly devoid of confidence.
Martinez in particular had a torrid time as he was dominated by Brentford players throughout the clash. This was encapsulated perfectly when the 5’ 9" centre-back was beaten to a header by Bees defender Ben Mee, who nodded in the host’s third goal.
The 24-year-old signed for Manchester United from Ajax earlier this summer in a deal worth £56.7 million (Sky Sports). However, many had questioned whether Martinez’s lack of height would cause a problem.
Judging by the Argentine’s first two performances in English football, United may struggle to defend set pieces for much of the campaign.
Martinez was hooked at half-time following a desperate performance. Fans took to Twitter to express their concern over the defender’s lack of physical presence:
Erik ten Hag takes responsibility for humilating Manchester United defeat
Many knew that the Dutch boss would have a difficult job on his hands when he was appointed. However, this result really does emphasize how much a rebuild is required at Manchester United.
Despite a good pre-season, Ten Hag has suffered two defeats from two so far in charge of the Red Devils as they sit bottom of the Premier League table. They lost 2-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford in their first game of the campaign.
Following the thrashing against Brentford, the former Ajax manager told BBC Sport:
He added that while Manchester United need to sign more players, the current players have to do better as well. Ten Hag said:
He added:
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