Jamie Redknapp slams ‘little boy’ Lisandro Martinez for being bullied during Man United’s 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford

Jamie Redknapp slammed Lisandro Martinez during Man United‘s 3-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, after his poor defending for the visitor’s opener.

Nikola Milenkovic climbed over the Argentine to score his first goal for Forest after less than two minutes in the affair.

As well as Redknapp, former United defender Phil Jones gave a critical review of the incident, speaking at half-time during the match.

Jones: ‘First of all it’s a great header. You sense a bit of vulnerability from set-pieces. Martinez is too fixated on his man.

‘Diogo Dalot takes a couple of steps towards the ball, maybe gets caught underneath the ball a little bit and almost gets sucked under the ball.’

Redknapp: ‘He’s got to be stronger Martinez, he’s like a little boy there, he just gets bullied. It’s a towering header.’ 

Nikola Milenkovic opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest after just 91 seconds at Old Trafford

Jamie Redknapp compared Lisandro Martinez’s defending to that of a ‘little boy’ for the opener

Phil Jones attributed the blame to Martinez and his team-mate Diogo Dalot’s poor concentration

For the second time in a row under Ruben Amorim, the Red Devils tasted defeat. However, this was the first time that the Portuguese manager has dropped points at Old Trafford, winning his previous two home games 3-1 against Bodo Glimt and 4-0 over Everton.

After 15 games, United now fall to 13th-place in the Premier League table as we near the halfway point in the campaign.

They trail rivals Man City in fourth-place by eight points, as Champions League qualification seems a more distant target after each game.

At this rate, the 20-time English champions are on track to finish with 48 points by the end of the season, eclipsing their worst points return in the Premier League era by 10; in 2021-22, United finished on 58 points.