The Bees, who are in only their second Premier League season, destroyed Erik ten Hag’s side with four unanswered goals within 35 minutes of the first half.
Manchester United put on one of their worst ever top-flight performances. Goalkeeping errors, defensive howlers and a clear lack of effort contributed to a miserable evening in west London for the visitors.
Much has been made of Manchester United playing new signing 5’ 9" Martinez at centre-back.
Toney admitted that Thomas Frank’s men targeted the diminutive Argentine defender during their win.
Martinez was hooked at half-time and Toney took that as a compliment to him, as he stated (per The Manchester Evening News):
He added:
The 26-year-old attacker further added:
Gary Neville believes Lisandro Martinez cannot play in a back four for Manchester United
According to The Metro, former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has claimed that the Martinez doesn’t have the physical traits to play in a Premier League back four.
The former England international moved to full-back under Sir Alex Ferguson due to his lack of height.
The pundit told Sky Sports (as quoted in the already mentioned Metro article):
Neville further added:
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