Ruben Amorim will be ecstatic with fresh news out of Carrington this afternoon regarding player who stunned Guardiola

Lisandro Martinez has returned to full first-team training with the rest of the squad at Carrington today.

The news was confirmed by Manchester United’s official website, which adds that the Argentine international has now made a ‘significant step’ in his rehabilitation by getting back out on the grass.

– Thursday, 30 October 2025

Martinez was stretchered off with an ACL tear on February 2. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Previously, when pressed on Martinez’s condition, Ruben Amorim has been reluctant to state a specific time frame as to when fans can expect to see him in action.

United’s coaching staff – along with the physios – have been careful not to rush the centre-half’s recovery for fear of him playing too soon and suffering another setback.

Throughout this three-year Old Trafford tenure thus far, Martinez has been plagued by unrelenting fitness concerns.

He has been limited to just 91 appearances across all competitions and has missed a whopping 81 matches.

This time around, Martinez has been ruled out since February, when he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament tear against Crystal Palace in a home league outing. He swiftly underwent surgery to correct the problem and has been on the mend ever since.

Martinez is awaiting his first outing in 2025/2026. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

It meant that Amorim was able to have around three months with a fully fit Martinez at his disposal, with the former Ajax star featuring 16 times before his lengthy layoff.

When he isn’t being hampered by such setbacks, the 27-year-old World Cup winner is renowned for being one of the best in his position across Europe.

– Thursday, 30 October 2025

In fact, Pep Guardiola lavished praise on Martinez after United’s triumph over Manchester City in the 2023/2024 FA Cup final, saying (as cited by Manchester Evening News ): “Lisandro Martinez is top five centre-backs in the world.

“He made the difference in this game by playing passes through our defence.”

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