Utd's complicated relationship with Class of 92
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In the tit-for-tat exchange between Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez and two of the club's most famous recent players, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes have had their say.
On the same 'The Good, The Bad, The Football' podcast where they upset Martinez with their mickey-taking before the Manchester derby, the pair praised the Argentina defender for his performance in the 2-0 win against Manchester City at Old Trafford but questioned his rationale for responding to what they said.
"Fair play to him," said Butt. "He has gone man-to-man with the best centre forward in the world. So, we come on here and say, 'well done'. Brilliant. He has done really well.
"I just think when someone gets so upset about something on a podcast, or in the media, to come out and say, 'they can say what they want' and 'come to my house' - grow up.
"If you are going to get so emotional about someone saying something about you and react like that, you shouldn't be at a big football club."
Before the game, Butt and Scholes had joked with host Paddy McGuinness that Haaland would pick 5ft 7in Martinez up at Old Trafford and run with him.
In the aftermath of the victory, Martinez said: "Everyone can talk on the television, but when you see [them] here face to face, no one says anything."
The argument is a snapshot of a complicated relationship United have with their famed 'Class of 92'.