In the 83rd minute, the defender was taken off the field, and in a show of anger, he hit the seat in front of him on the Man United bench.Martinez came from Ajax in the summer and cost £60 million. In a key match for the race for the top four, Joe Willock had given the other team the lead.
After he was taken off the field and other players who could attack were put in, Callum Wilson doubled the score to make things even worse.
With the win, Newcastle moved up to third place in the Premier League table, passing Erik ten Hag’s team.
The Red Devils could fall out of the top four if Spurs beat Everton on Monday, which will be shown live on talkSPORT.
Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney in agreement over most important Man Utd players
Under Erik ten Hag, Manchester United is a team on the rise, and club legends have made it clear that they like what he is doing.
The Dutchman has turned the Red Devils from a team that didn’t do well into a team that is on track to finish in the top four of the Premier League. However, certain players have been very important. That was never more clear than when they played Newcastle without Casemiro and looked terrible.
Ten Hag has been praised by many former players for the work he has done, both on the field and in the transfer market. Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney have both said that Casemiro, Raphael Varane, and Marcus Rashford are the three most important players on the field right now
“If you think back just a year, Marcus was in and out of the starting lineup, rarely scored, and played in different positions. I couldn’t remember the smile of that nice kid who came up through the ranks and joined our team when I was captain.
“Now, he looks like a totally different player, and he seems to be in a good place off the field as well. You can tell he’s enjoying football, and he runs with more purpose. He gets past defenders when he’s not in possession of the ball, and he does everything I wrote I wanted to see from him.”Gary Neville said last month that Rooney’s choice of those three players was in line with what he said. When asked who Manchester United’s most important player is, he said the same three names and added goalkeeper David de Gea to the list.
“Right now, I’d put Casemiro, Rashford, De Gea, and Varane all tied for third,” Neville told Sky Sports. “I can’t believe I’m saying that, because Casemiro wasn’t even here last year.”
“But I can’t believe I’m saying that Varane, De Gea, and Rashford have improved to the point where they seem to be in great shape. Without them, De Gea had to make saves last night, Rashford had to come on, and Casemiro had to come on.
“Varane didn’t play against West Ham, but I think he’s the most important center back now, especially in big games, which is why he was rested and is rested for big games.
“Of course, he gets hurt sometimes, and he has in the last two or three years. But Casemiro and Rashford are right behind him, and I’d put Varane and De Gea in third place, tied.
