Tyrell Malacia has said he loves playing alongside fellow Manchester United summer signing Lisandro Martinez.
Malacia and Martinez have come in during the transfer window and beefed up the left hand side of United’s defence.
That has seen England internationals Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw drop out of the side months before the World Cup.
Malacia has told the club’s official website what he thinks of Martinez, who won the club’s player of the month award for August.
Malacia hails Martinez
Malacia said of Lisandro: “Yeah, we speak a lot with each other about football and he’s a good guy.
“He’s a great defender and gives us good energy. You saw that in the game against Liverpool also, so I love to work with him.”
But he said that Martinez is not like aggressive character you see on the pitch off it: “No! He’s a little bit quiet.
“He smiles and talks a lot [on the pitch] but he’s not like that off the field.”
Shaw and Maguire have never rediscovered their form since reaching the final of Euro 2020 but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick generally kept the faith with them.
Ten Hag moved swiftly to sign Martinez and Malacia in their positions and after the first two games of the season, the Dutchman has got the nod.
They have contributed to two consecutive clean sheets as well as a hugely impressive team display against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Another huge display will be required tomorrow against table-toppers Arsenal, with United looking to make it four wins in a row.
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