{"id":31691,"date":"2024-02-05T23:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?p=31691"},"modified":"2024-02-05T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:08:11","slug":"martinez-suffers-another-injury-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/news\/martinez-suffers-another-injury-setback","title":{"rendered":"Martinez suffers another injury setback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Argentine defender out until April<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centre back will not require operation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martinez has only played three Premier League games this season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-highlight-box-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between p-8 lg:py-8 lg:px-10 my-6 bg-yellow-100\">\n\t<div class=\"highlight-box-cta-content flex flex-col !text-black lg:pr-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Check out the best betting sites in the UK and the best bookmakers for football and the Premier League with Betting.com.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/betting-sites\" class=\"btn btn-black-outline-black w-fit whitespace-nowrap mt-4 lg:mt-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best Betting Sites<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 wp-block-top-list \" id=\"sports-book\">\n\n\t\n\t<section\n\t\tid=\"block_b89af93e77b3ae17501613e784a5b3fd\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"block_b89af93e77b3ae17501613e784a5b3fd\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"@container\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1  gap-8\" x-ref=\"container-block_b89af93e77b3ae17501613e784a5b3fd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.betting.com\/go\/betuk\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\trel=\"nofollow noopener\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"BetUK Review 2026 in the UK\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"flex flex-grow flex-row items-center bg-white p-2 shadow group hover:no-underline \"\n\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-180x95.webp 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-180x95.jpg 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-360x189.webp 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.webp 400w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.jpg 400w\"\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"120px\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bet-uk_postcard_400x210.jpg\"\n\t\talt=\"BetUK\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"62\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"object-cover object-center bg-cover bg-center flex-shrink-0 w-[120px] lg:w-[100px] aspect-casino\"\n\t\tstyle=\" \"\n\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col px-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-sm font-semibold !leading-4 text-black duration-300 group-hover:text-red-100 lg:text-base\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm-title\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tBetUK\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-1 flex flex-row items-center gap-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"star-rating h-auto w-[60px]\"\n\t\t style=\"--bt-star-percentage: 95.6584%; \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-xxs text-gray-60\">(4.8\/5)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ml-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"right-0 flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center border border-red-100 bg-white duration-300 group-hover:bg-red-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-3 h-3 text-red-100 rotate-180 duration-300\n\t\t\t\t\tgroup-hover:text-white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 16\"><path d=\"M.29 7.315a.94.94 0 0 0 0 1.36l6.874 6.562a.937.937 0 0 0 1.293-1.356l-5.18-4.949h13.285c.52 0 .938-.418.938-.937a.935.935 0 0 0-.938-.938H3.277l5.184-4.945A.937.937 0 0 0 7.168.756L.293 7.32l-.004-.004Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Martinez\">Martinez injury blow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez will be sidelined until at least April due to knee ligament damage sustained during the match against West Ham United. Fortunately, he won&#8217;t need surgery for his injury, but the recovery process is estimated to take around eight weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This setback comes after Martinez had just returned to play after a foot injury that kept him out for more than three months. His absence will be felt by the team, especially considering he was just getting back into form after his previous injury struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expressed his disappointment, describing Martinez&#8217;s injury as a &#8220;personal disaster&#8221; for the player. Martinez has had a challenging run with injuries, having missed significant portions of previous seasons due to a fractured metatarsal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Checkout the best <a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/football\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/football\">football<\/a> bookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Betting\">Betting Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Martinez will be missing until April, and has only just returned from a long lay off. 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Fortunately, he won&#8217;t need surgery for his injury, but the recovery process is estimated to take around eight weeks. 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