Harry Maguire has said the Manchester United dressing room has moved on from Lisandro Martínez's outburst. Martínez returned to the side as United were held to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road against Leeds United on Sunday, though he came off at half-time. The Argentina defender had previously launched a verbal tirade at director of football Jason Wilcox after United lost to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, questioning the ambition of the club's summer transfer business. He later apologised.
Maguire told Sky Sports that there had been a lot of noise around the club in the past week, as there is every week. "Lisandro has come out and apologised. We have moved on from it," he said. He praised Martínez's first-half performance and said he hoped the defender had not picked up a serious injury.
Manager Michael Carrick had earlier described the rant as "really not a drama for us as a group." Asked whether the dressing room spirit had been challenged, Maguire said the club is always tested, especially when it is not winning matches. He added that the squad must find something within itself to help the group.
United have collected only seven points from their first seven Premier League games of the season, forcing Carrick to concede that the situation "doesn't look great." Maguire said the group will stick together and look forward to a big game on Wednesday.
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