Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez has been carried off on a stretcher with a left knee injury during Manchester United’s Premier League loss to Crystal Palace.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez could sit out the rest of the season after the Premier League club said the Argentina international suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury in Sunday's 2-0 home loss to Crystal Palace.

Amorim could mix things up further by moving the Dutchman to the central centre-back position and Maguire to the left. Maguire has experience playing as the left-sided defender in a three for England and Hull City but he is more of a ball-carrying centre-back than a passer.

Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez is set for another long spell out of action after Manchester United confirmed he has a cruciate ligament injury.

Paul Scholes has named four players Ruben Amorim must replace at Manchester United and says his former club ‘won’t win the Premier League ’ with a centre-back pairing of Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro.

Manchester United have confirmed that center back Lisandro Martinez has suffered an ACL injury. MORE — Man United vs Crystal Palace recap Martinez was stretchered off the Old Trafford pitch in tears after suffering the injury in the 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side's last-gasp winner against Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth-round showed the team believed until the final whistle, but it had "nothing to do with Fergie time.