THE HEATED rivalry between Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez and Fulham ace Adama Traore has been extended.
Martinez, 27, and Traore, 29, locked horns on Sunday’s Premier League clash between United and the Cottagers at Craven Cottage.
That was the second meeting between the two teams after August’s Prem opener at Old Trafford that saw Man Utd prevailing with a score of 1-0 thanks to Joshua Zirkzee’s winner.
Martinez and Traore posed as a key flashpoint following some intense challenges on the pitch.
And at some point the centre-back’s 5’9″ frame somehow managed to overpower his heavyweight Fulham opponent off the ball in the first half.
The Argentina international then went on to rub it in with a cheeky statement during a post-match interview.
Martinez said: “I sent him back to the gym. I learned from the first one where he killed me, I killed him back. He is difficult to play against and I learned from the first situation.”
Traore caught wind of the Argentine’s comments and hit back on social media.
The winger posted a pic of himself training and tagged Martinez with an ominous warning and a winky-face emoji.
Traore posted: “Don’t worry we will meet again.”
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The ex-Wolves star kept his promise as he got the better out of some more intense challenges with Martinez, who at some point went in two footed on his much larger opponent.
The Spaniard took a swipe out of the defender on social media with a cheeky snap.
It showed the forward walking back to his half with the Man Utd ace left on the floor writhing in pain following a clash between them.
Traore posted the following casual caption on Instagram: “Tough loss. We deserved more, but we will keep working hard and improving.”
Nevertheless, Martinez got the last laugh on the latest chapter of their saga as he scored the winner on 78 minutes to lead United to an important 1-0 victory in west London.
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