LONDON: The fall-out deepened from Manchester United’s 2-2 home Europa League draw with Sevilla on Thursday when central defender Lisandro Martinez was ruled out for the rest of the season.

The 25-year-old Argentinian fracturing a metatarsal bone in a foot. Centre-back partner Raphael Varane had already been substituted at halftime through injury and will be out for several weeks.

United said, in a statement: “Everyone at Manchester United sends Lisandro and Rapha our best wishes for a speedy recovery.”

Martinez, a World Cup winner with Argentina, was helped off the pitch at Old Trafford by Sevilla’s Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna, his international team-mates.

He was then placed on a stretcher and carried away for treatment.

Martinez joined United from Ajax last July in a deal worth up to £57m and has played in 27 of United’s Premier League matches this season.

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