Arsenal fans are buzzing over missing out on the signing of Lisandro Martinez after he made a shocking start to life at Manchester United.
The Argentina international was at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war between the two Premier League clubs. The Gunners had first registered an interest in the defender, who had just been voted as Ajax's player of the year.However, United ramped up their own efforts in trying to purchase the 5ft 9in centre half and blew Arsenal out of the water with a huge bid.
After agreeing to a deal of up to £57million with Ajax, Martinez was on his way to Old Trafford to reunite with Erik ten Hag. READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo 'refuses to clap fans' before fiery Steve McClaren exchange But just two games into his Red Devils career and it appears that it might be money not well spent after two defeats to Brighton and Brentford.
The latter Ten Hag had to take off the Argentine at half-time after being torn apart in 45 minutes where United conceded four times.And Arsenal fans are absolutely over the moon after missing out on Martinez's signature, which paved the way to them going out and bringing in Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City.
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