Lisandro Martinez: Jamie Carragher says Man Utd defender's comments criticising hierarchy are awful as Wayne Rooney brands them disrespectful

Jamie Carragher has branded Lisandro Martinez's comments criticising the Manchester United hierarchy as "awful" - saying the player should look at himself because of his "really poor" start to the season. <p>In an astonishing post-match interview after United's 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid with 10 men, defender Martinez launched an extraordinary attack on the club chiefs, critisicing the lack of summer investment in the squad.</p><p>Martinez - who is out of contract at the end of the season - said he expected more from "upstairs", singling out technical director Jason Wilcox, in the most recent transfer window in which they failed to improve their options at left-back and up front.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13598950/man-utd-defender-lisandro-martinez-extraordinarily-calls-out-clubs-hierarchy-after-atletico-madrid-loss-in-champions-league">Read Martinez's astonishing rant at Man Utd hierarchy</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/atletico-madrid-vs-manchester-united/report/577616">Report: Atletico 2-0 Man Utd</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/atletico-madrid-vs-manchester-united/9167625905454569232">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/atletico-madrid-vs-manchester-united/teams/577616">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/atletico-madrid-vs-manchester-united/stats/577616">Stats</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/champions-league-scores-fixtures/2026-09-01">Champions League fixtures and results</a></strong> | <strong>Latest news: <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TCStickyManU" target="_blank">Man Utd</a></strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?