Lisandro Martinez says he “wants to kill” as he prepares to represent Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Red Devils face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday and Martinez has revealed he will do whatever it takes to get his side over the line.
The 25-year old Argentine who is nicknamed ‘The Butcher’, says he sometimes finds it hard to control himself on the pitch.
“Yeah. It is difficult. Sometimes I want to kill but you have to control as well.
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“Argentinian players are always like this, we are passionate. Football for us is everything so that is why we always give everything.
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“As a kid, I remember when I was really young I would fight and start to cry when I lose, so it is something we have in the blood, we have in the heart.”
Martinez has silenced several critics who said he would be too small for the Premier League at 5ft 9in, proving himself to be one of the best centrebacks in the country this season and he will hope his performances can be rewarded with United’s first trophy in six years tomorrow afternoon.