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CHRIS WHEELER: How Lisandro Martinez went from 'Patrice Evra moment' at Brentford to the makings of a Man United cult hero... Now 5ft 9in, £55.3m centre back looks the 'warrior' Erik Ten Hag wanted

Manchester United's victory in Moldova was all wrapped up when Erik ten Hag decided to give Lisandro Martinez a rest and send on Harry Maguire for the remaining seconds of the Europa League tie against FC Sheriff.

Martinez left the pitch where the 600 travelling United fans were crammed into an upper tier of the Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau, and chants of ‘Argentina, Argentina’ rang out for their new hero.

It has been quite the turnaround for United’s new £55.3million signing from Ten Hag’s old club Ajax since what Gary Neville described as his ‘Patrice Evra moment’ only last month.