Lisandro Martinez a TOP-5 CENTRE-BACK⁉ Steve Nicol argues Pep Guardiola's claim 👀 | ESPN FC 

When will ESPN realize these pundits have run their race, their football analysis is toddler tier

These guys have lost it.

Please stop this guy from being a pundit now

Steve's attitude towards Martinez is just plain stupid.....there's nothing u can say against him as a defender except height.....Man United were a different type of composed yesterday because he was on the pitch....Obvious to any objective observer

Nichol will never admit he is wrong.The bloke is a joke, and the point about bullying Haaland is ludicrous. He is officially the most anti-Man Utd pundit on tv. That is some achievement.

The hate for united is staggering typical ex Liverpool player

Pretty clear who's defender assessment carries more weight... a top manager vs pundits flapping their face holes on TV.

When he’s fit he is one of the best in the world. It’s a simple as that, no matter what these washed up professionals on here think.

They just cannot accept they were wrong. Just arrogance.

This may be some of the most embarrassingly bad punditry I have ever heard 😂🤣

These guys are top 5 pundits in the world...*sarcastic tone*

So let me get this straight Steve, Martinez is too small but you are also saying he manhandled Haaland who is a giant? Wait what !!!!!

Stevie your argument makes no sense and you were a coach smh

Who is a better judge of talent? Pep (one of the greatest managers of all time) or Steve Nicol (who had to manage in MLS to get a job)? ESPN thrives on hater energy! Just look at the difference in Man utd when Licha plays... It's like watching a different team!

These pundits always talk about martinez size. How many air duels has he lost? And his size is why ETH plays him side by side with Varane. Varane is the smart one and martinez is strong one martinez will put his body on the line hence why he gets injured alot, he will run into players twice his size and almost always win the ball and he makes up for the legs that Varane doesn't have anymore and he can pass the ball through the opposition unlike other center backs in the world. And Steve says he's always looking for a fight well he's a DEFENDER steve what do you want him to do? Forwards scores the beautiful goals, midfielders make the beautiful passes and defenders do the dirty work. That's how football has always been.

Nicol utter 🤡🤡🤡 the Liverpool bias can’t be hidden for a second The pundits are so clueless, I feel sorry for American viewers who think these guys know what they’re talking about

Martinez @ 5'9" supposedly "manhandled" Haaland @ 6'4"? Then Stevie criticized Martinez's size to be a CB -- alluding to him being too short. Make it make sense because he's contradicting himself. Okay, Stevie. Go take your meds and an afternoon nap. Smh. 🧐

If martinez was playing for Liverpool he would be praising him more. Utd defence has been poor martinez lack of appearances is a big part stevie nicol doesn't think so well stevie nicol explain why Uniteds defence was the best last season why did de gea get the golden gloves award

He was dead wrong and instead of talking about it and how good he played and how he gave haaland problems he says “I’ve never seen someone allowed to physically abuse someone” 😂😂😂

Baresi and Canavaro are 2 of the best cbs to ever play and are his height, cmon stevie

I felt the second hand embarrasment just watching this!

If Martinez was english I’m sure Stevie would be saying the complete opposite

ESPN has got to do better.

Very poor pundits on ESPN, what a shame

Lisandro is a special special player. Pep would love him in his side. When he plays we are literally a different team.

Butcher is an Argentine so that's true .. He's one of the top 5 best centre backs in the world when he's on the pitch 👏

What’s a ‘Steve Nicol’?

Stevie doesn’t know lisandro played against a 6’4 striker and won every header before he came to united

Pep knows ball 👌👊

Martinez's presence alone on the pitch changes the whole team. People can discredit him all they want, he will continue to prove you wrong.

The MELTDOWN is INSANE😹😹😹

Must be a coincidence that ups and downs on Man Utd's performance directly coincides with whether Martinez was in the team.

ESPN sure do hire some idiots

These pundits are washed. Most fans would say the same as Pep did. Name me 10 better!!

These are the worst pundits ever 🤦🏾‍♂️

Imagine talking about Martinez teeny weeny little body then complaining how he bullied haaland whose double his size.

Tiago Silva is world class and he is not the tallest

and thats why steve couldnt cut it as a manager clueless mann

When ESPN put your drunk uncle on TV as a pundit…

If he played for Liverpool these guys would be singing songs

No, Lisandro manhandled Haaland your wonder boy. He gave confidence to the entire team unlike anyone else. Bruno is a tactical leader but Lucha is Genghis Khan in your face kinda leader. It’s what Man Utd desperately lacked through out the season. Had Shaw and Lucha been healthy, we’d be replacing Aston Villa.

He’s so rattled lol

BTW Passarella, Ayala, Cannavaro...all incredible CBs, not precisly tall, when you have the talent, many times it's enough...even Mascherano did that job great with Barca

Martinez is a great cb he brings a huge presence and leadership for a small guy hes ten hags best signing imo. If he was fit all season ten hags job wouldnt be in jeopardy

The best coach in the world said the guy is in top 5 CB. Do you know more than Gadiola?

I didn’t like him at first but the difference in that team is big when he plays vs when he doesn’t

Thanks for the update!

Pundits are pundits 😂

These guys are clowns 🤡.. if licha played for Liverpool Nicol wouldn't say that about him. Dont get me started with Ale... how is he qualified to be on this show to criticize players and managers of world's top leagues... Ale highlight of his career was MLS

Martinez's passing ability is a master class he he gives Onana the freedom and space to pass the long passes to strikes and also play from the back.

He just sayed his height and size is a problem, but he is somehow able to throw a player the size of Haaland around 😂

Haaland has recently mastered the new skill of falling down under the slightest pressure from a guy much smaller than him. He collapsed under the slightest touch from Martinez when he realised he couldn't get the ball, he collapsed from Mainoo's touch, which I can't for the life of me imagine how that could be possible. Stevie is using THAT Martinez tackle as argument that Martinez's overall performance wasn't good is just embarrassing.

My mum has given me her phone to use RU-vid for 15 minutes before bedtime 🤗 VISCA BARCA ❤️💙🤟🐐

considering steve played in the PL at the time he did and said he never seen someone PHYSICALLY ABUSE Halaand like that is hilarious 😂😂

He pushed Halaand? 😂😂Hê blocked shots in the World Cup that could have cost Messi and Argjentina the Trophy but they will never mention that part... pundits are just regular football fans like us who talk about football wearing suits 🤡😂😂.p PL

When the goat manager says something, you agree. A very rare talent we have. Hope he stays fit

That wasn't even close to be a penalty 😂🤦🏿

He’s amazing best signing since fergie left

How are these guys employed?

One of best manager is praise lisandro Martinez but espn still giving hate to him after such great performance

This guy is delusional Martinez is pure class no clue what this guy is talking about

Man, I feel sorry for this old man. Let's not be too hard on him. It's the age mixed with his hate for United that is affecting his brain. Poor guy.

Martinez is pure class. Defending is not all about heading.

Dear ESPN admin: please print the comment and fax it to stevie

Espn fc should change their pundits

United fan here. Unsubscribing and blocking the channel. Profound anti-united bias. Disgusting. Who are they to question the greatest manager of all time on Martinez.

This is the only media person who has said that city should have had a penalty. No city players even appealed for it. The length someone will go to to protect their pride.

Fire that man please

Stevie will never admit he was wrong about Martinez 🤣

That's what you get when you ask dinosaurs to analyse the modern game

He literally has nothing to say you are arguing with the best coach in the world and what are you exactly??? You are arguing about height maguire is taller but who would you pick between both

Canavaro was 5foot 10inch. This plank played in the 80s and the defenders were getting away with much worse. Last season Martinez was incredible. Worst assessment of a player I have ever heard. I can’t believe ESPN pay these clowns for an opinion.

steve nicol argue about Lisandro martinez height..not enough to qualify as top defender..so how about legends Franco Baresi (1.76m) and Fabio Cannavaro (1.75m)? are they not top defender?

If we are going to listën to these "profesional football analysist" then am going to listën to Pep one of the best coaches than listën to players who were not even club legends or looked up to by their teams to win them games.😂😂

Steve Nicol that was not penalty,he stood his ground and a good defending

ESPN are doing harm to themselves by having these pundits...

Pundits ❌ Haters ✅

I think pep knows more than you

I'd love to argue with Steve Nicol because he clearly knows nothing. For example, he said that Lisandro Martinez hasn't played a game this season but he's actually made 14 appearances in all comps this season

I’m a Manchester United fan & I don’t like city but guardiola as a manager is class and he KNOWS football. If he says Lisandro is class, then he knows.

'phsically he doesn't have it' 2 mins later 'he bullied halland' how this guy gets paid for his opinions is mental...

The whole ESPN panel is anti Man Utd.

I cant understand how a broadcasting company like ESPN can have such low level pundits working for them.

It's not about the size of the dog but the size of the fight in the dog.he's the best

martinez is outstanding. he's wc for his "physical size" he doesn't get beaten even in the air that often

I’m enjoying the pain of these pundits this week. Even city fans are not upset as these guys

Its pretty obvious why all of the Argentines that were in the world cup winning squad are out performing since then, Julian, Lautaro, Emi, De Paul, Romero etc. Its incredible what winning the biggest tournament in the world can do to your confidence as a player.

That push doesn't take away his skills or qualities as a player and a defender. Show me a top defender who didn't push the opponents

I can't really understand the bias the old dude has on martinez

Another ridiculous argument from ESPN pannel. To undermine a comment from one of the best managers of the game (pep) as “he was being nice or sarcastic about Martinez” is super low bar of journalism or commentary.

Steve nicol now understands football and quality players, more than pep. 😅 Desperate and weird times 😅. The Manchester United hate is really surpassing the media's hate for cr7

Pep knows more about football than any of these so called “pundits”. He wasn’t being sarcastic.

How do pundits like Nichol get on to spout Rubbish Haaland can’t even Handel Mainoo

If these guys watched United they’d know they’ve been completely different with Martinez in the team. They haven’t got a clue.

When will ESPN hire proper pundits? Its nothing but hate and jealousy now.

Cannavaro , Roberto Ayala..how tall were they?? Very very short but always in top 5 at the time

Basically all these second rate pundits don’t have a clue

Nothing like seeing Nicol blow a gasket over Utd's cup win. What an utter melt.

i think people should stop running their mouth about the things they don't know and please ESPN bring the people who have the ball knowledge and not the half bald person and a biased old geezer.

A stubborn old man who will never change his opinion no matter how well Martinez does