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Eriksen: Martinez is still one of the boys<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday<\/span> 09 March 2025<\/span> 21:09<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen addressed what having injured defender Lisandro Martinez in the dressing room before the Arsenal game meant to his team-mates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Reds drew 1-1 with the Gunners, as Bruno Fernandes’s free-kick was levelled by Declan Rice’s strike, and Martinez, out for the season with a knee injury, watched on as Ruben Amorim’s side came agonisingly close to taking all three points.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MUTV after the game, Eriksen said: “We see him often at the training ground obviously, so he’s still one of the boys.<\/p>\n

“And we know what he’s going through with his rehab, and a few other guys.<\/p>\n

“Anyone who comes and supports the games is a good sign. And, yeah, we’re just waiting for everyone to come back really.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Licha has been absent since suffering a cruciate-ligament injury<\/a> in our home match against Crystal Palace at the start of February.<\/p>\n

The defender has since had an operation as part of his recovery process, and shared an update on social media<\/a> last month saying: “The surgery went perfectly!!”<\/p>\n

He was in Old Trafford ahead of our Premier League match against Arsenal to cheer his fellow team-mates on ahead of a tough assignment.<\/p>\n

The support the Argentina international showed by turning up on Sunday afternoon is something that was also noted by head coach Amorim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I feel that we are improving in certain things,” the Reds boss said. “Not just on the field but also outside the field.<\/p>\n

“The way they behave in the changing room, the way I see Licha here and not in Argentina, recovering.<\/p>\n

“He is here, suffering with the team. That is a very good signal for our team.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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