"Two yellow cards in 82 seconds": Manchester United manager coldly ignores player, English legends also furious... 0-2 loss to Chelsea leads to '9-match winless streak' humiliation for first time in 38 years

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England's prestigious Manchester United collapsed again. Most notably, Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez received a baffling sending-off after collecting two yellow cards in less than two minutes. Manchester United manager Michael Carrick also coldly ignored Martinez as he left the pitch.

On the 31st (Korean time), Manchester United lost 0-2 to Chelsea in an away match for Matchday 9 of the 2026-2027 English Premier League (EPL) season at Stamford Bridge in London, England.

With this result, Manchester United recorded a record of one win, four draws, and four losses (seven points), dropping to 17th place in the league standings. The gap with Nottingham Forest, who sit in 18th place in the relegation zone with six points, is just one point. Meanwhile, Chelsea moved up to fourth place in the league with a record of five wins, one draw, and three losses (16 points).

It was a shocking defeat for Manchester United. Including this result, the team has now gone nine consecutive official matches without a win (three draws, six losses). It is the worst winless streak to occur in 38 years since 1988.

Above all, Martinez's sending-off on the day proved decisive. UK outlet Talk Sport reported, "Manchester United defender Martinez was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in just 82 seconds against Chelsea, only to be ignored by manager Michael Carrick."

The outlet explained the situation at the time, stating, "Martinez carelessly pushed down Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), conceding a penalty kick, and ultimately received a red card as well."

Manchester United held their own against Chelsea from the first half. In the 34th minute of the first half, Matheus Cunha shook the net, but there was regret as the goal was disallowed due to an offside call.

After finishing the first half with a 0-0 draw, Manchester United began to crumble in the second half. In the fifth minute of the second half, Chelsea's Morgan Rogers scored the opening goal. Rogers broke through the Manchester United defensive line toward the goal and shook the net with a sublime shot over goalkeeper Senne Lammens.

Martinez also failed to properly stop Rogers' breakaway. After conceding the goal, Martinez became even more unsettled. In the 14th minute of the second half, he received a yellow card for an excessive foul while trying to stop Rogers.

However, one minute later, he committed another dangerous foul. During Chelsea's subsequent corner kick situation, Martinez pushed down Fofana while marking him.

The referee declared a penalty kick after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review. Martinez was shown his second yellow card. He was ultimately sent off for accumulating two cautions in the 18th minute of the second half.

Martinez left the pitch with his head down. However, at that moment, manager Carrick did not even look at Martinez. It appears he was deeply disappointed.

English football legends also poured out strong criticism toward Martinez.

Stuart Pearce, a legendary defender and former England national team player, pointed out during a Talk Sport broadcast, "Martinez has completely lost his head. He is making incredibly rash and reckless decisions."

After Martinez was sent off, he harshly criticized him, saying, "I don't know if I have ever seen such a poor performance in 20 minutes of play by a single player."

Joe Cole, a midfielder who played for Chelsea, Liverpool, and the England national team, also joined the criticism. He raised his voice, stating, "Martinez seems to have run out of time at Manchester United."

He added, "He is too often at the center of problems while wearing the Manchester United shirt. It seems his time playing for Manchester United is over now."

Facing a numerical disadvantage due to the sending-off that day, Manchester United immediately conceded an additional goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, Chelsea's Cole Palmer converted a penalty kick, extending the lead to 2-0.

Manchester United attempted a counterattack in the remaining time but ultimately failed to score. They ended up suffering a two-goal defeat.

The rating for Martinez was also harsh. European football statistics outlet FotMob gave Martinez a rating of 4.9, the lowest score among all players from both teams. Another statistics outlet, SofaScore, also gave him a rating of just 5.5.

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