Man Utd legend Schmeichel: Maguire should've demanded Sevilla players stop helping Martinez

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14 Apr 2023 • 7:36 AM MYT
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Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel says Sevilla players weren't playing nice helping Lisandro Martinez off the pitch.

The United defender broke down in the second-half as Sevilla were staging their fight-back and was helped off the pitch by several Sevilla players.

Schmeichel said, "Martinez gets injured and he is clearly in pain. It looks like the Sevilla players are nice carrying him off the pitch. No, they wanted him out so they could get going.

"By carrying him off, it didn't stop their momentum, Man United used their five subs so they knew he wouldn't come back.

"It didn't give the manager or the players the opportunity to have a conversation. Man United players should have stopped that, leave him on the pitch, let them [the physios] come on and carry him out and in that period, you regroup.

"This is something the players need to do, that's a lack of leadership on the pitch. Harry Maguire should have managed that situation. When the manager sees that his player is carried off by two opposition players, he should have stopped that."

Sevilla eventually fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the first-leg of their Europa League quarterfinal.