The legendary Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United has criticized center-back Lisandro Martinez for ‘trying to be the hero’ in the team’s appalling home loss to Brighton on Saturday.

The high-flying Seagulls outplayed the Red Devils at Old Trafford, resulting in a 3-1 victory for the visitors and the Red Devils’ third loss in five Premier League games.

Danny Welbeck, a former United striker, scored three goals to defeat the visitors. Hannibal Mejbri added a consolation goal for Erik ten Hag’s team on the day the Red Devils manager was jeered for pulling the impressive Rasmus Hojlund with 25 minutes left in the game.

Nine minutes into the second half, Gross doubled Brighton’s advantage by tricking Martinez with a brilliant dummy to grab onto Tariq Lamptey’s pass and then slot past Andre Onana. The Brighton star was then attempted to be blocked by the Argentina international, but he was quickly turned and defeated inside his own box.Schmeichel was particularly harsh on Martinez’s role in that goal, criticizing his positioning and decision-making, even though many players contributed to it. According to Schmeichel, “It is kind of what happens at Manchester United right now, it is very individual.”“Players, like Martinez above, are trying to step up and block to save the day. This is well known. He positions himself there if we glance at him.”Instead of just standing up and trying to block, he ought to be closing down. Avoid turning your body when blocking; instead, stand tall. There is no denying that Manchester United is having problems.