Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, September 16. Lisandro Martinez has hailed Raphael Varane as a “legend” of the game as his partnership with the World Cup winner continues to blossom.
The duo started together in the 2-0 win against Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova on Thursday night, the fifth time in six games they’ve been paired together at the back, helping United to three clean sheets. ALSO READ: Christian Eriksen has given Erik ten Hag what he craved most at Man United Martinez has been immediately trusted by Erik ten Hag after his £56million move from Ajax this summer and having initially started the season alongside Harry Maguire, he is now thriving in a partnership with Varane.
Read what Martinez had to say about Varane here. Jadon Sancho has lauded Christian Eriksen after United beat Sheriff in the Europa League.
United began their Europa League campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad, but they responded to that setback with a dominant display away at Sheriff on Thursday night, with goals from Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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