South American Reds: A short history

The Argentina international completed his move from Ajax on Wednesday and is now set to join a growing list of Reds from the continent past and present!

So, off the back of Lisandro’s signing, we’ve had a look back at our history with South American representatives...

Martinez is set to become the eighth player in history to play for United’s men’s first team and represent Argentina at some level.

Our new no.6 joins Alejandro Garnacho at the club, who made his debut for the nation in the youth ranks and for the Reds’ senior side earlier this year.

Gabriel Heinze, a player that Martinez has cited as an inspiration since joining United, was the second Red to hail from the country after Juan…