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'He's not special at anything!': Graeme Souness believes £57m Lisandro Martinez will FAIL at Manchester United and accuses 'vertically challenged' centre-back of diving in too much

Graeme Souness believes Lisandro Martinez will fail at Manchester United and doesn't think the defender is special at anything.

Martinez arrived at Old Trafford from Ajax this summer in a deal worth up to £57million and came in for criticism as United lost their opening two games of the season, shipping six goals.

As a result, defensive partner Harry Maguire was dropped and despite Martinez retaining his place alongside Raphael Varane, the vultures have been circling for the Argentine with many referring to his 5 ft 7in frame.

Lisandro Martinez has had a topsy-turvy start to life at Old Trafford after his switch from Ajax
Pundit Graeme Souness has not been impressed by Martinez's start to the season for United

Souness believes Martinez's height will cause further problems down the road, particularly when he faces more physical strikers.