Lisandro Martinez has already cracked the code of keeping Erling Haaland quiet over 90 minutes. When the Manchester United defender played for Ajax in last October's 4-0 Champions League win against Haaland's Borussia Dortmund, the Argentina international worked in tandem with defensive partner Jurrien Timber to nullify the threat of the man now tearing the Premier League apart with Manchester City.
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Haaland had chances to score in the Johan Cruyff Arena, but the defensive work of Martinez and Timber -- along with coach Erik ten Hag's tactical plan -- ensured that the game ended with Haaland suffering what, for him, has become the rarity of failing to score.