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Man United: 5ft 9ins defender Lisandro Martinez says he 'doesn't CARE' about criticism of his height

Lisandro Martinez has hit back at critics of his height, insisting self-belief and hard work can compensate for his lack of stature.

Manchester United signed the 5ft 9ins centre back for £55million from Ajax this summer, with new manager Erik ten Hag desperate for the Argentine to fix their leaky defence.

And Martinez told TyC Sports he 'doesn't care' about his detractors - before admitting it is a 'dream come true' to represent the Red Devils in the Premier League.

Manchester United centre back Lisandro Martinez (right) has hit back at critics of his height
The 24-year-old was widely considered to have been 'bullied' by 6ft 2ins Brentford striker Ivan Toney (right) as United were thrashed 4-0 against Brentford in their second league game

He said: 'I don't care about criticism.