Lisandro Mart\u00ednez found himself at the centre of a pointed response from former Manchester United team-mates Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes after his challenge to the pair following a recent match.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez had been praised for \u201cexpert handling of the City striker\u201d and then told Butt and Scholes to \u201ccome to his house \u201d to raise any issues face-to-face. That invitation provoked a strong reaction on the subsequent episode of The Good, The Bad & The Football from the two former United players.<\/p>\n
Butt said: \u201cFor me, we talk like lads in a pub having a conversation,\u201d and defended the tone of their remarks as light-hearted. He added: \u201cI think when people get so upset about someone in the media or on a podcast … saying \u201ccome to my house,\u201d it\u2019s like \u2018f—— grow up.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re going to get so emotional about someone saying something about you and react like that, you shouldn\u2019t be at a big football club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m telling you now he\u2019s gonna get that for the rest of his career at Man Utd . You\u2019re going to get your ups, you\u2019re going to get your downs. I got so much c— when I played at Man Utd and Newcastle but then the next week you get applauded.\u201d<\/p>\n
Butt also stressed his own boundaries: \u201cI\u2019m 50 years of age, I\u2019m not going knocking on someone\u2019s house saying \u201ccan we have a chat?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just ridiculous … and if you\u2019re going to get that precious, you better be s— hot every week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scholes accepted the duo might have chosen their words differently but reinforced Butt\u2019s broader point that criticism accompanies the responsibilities of representing United. He also disclosed a previous private run-in with Mart\u00ednez which he had initially kept to himself.<\/p>\n
The public exchange underlines tensions that can follow frank public commentary about current players, with ex-players arguing that scrutiny is an inescapable part of life at a major club and the current squad reacting defensively when invited to engage directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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