The Manchester United star reported to have squared up to Ruben Amorim appeared to aim a dig while praising the impact Michael Carrick made in just a matter of days.
Following the sacking of Ruben Amorim and Darren Fletcher's two-game interim spell, Carrick took the reins on a caretaker basis and led United to an impressive 2-0 win over rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu struck in the second half of a win which was achieved through energy and fight as well as a performance which had not been seen for a while from the group of players.
Former United captain Gary Neville was already enthused by the approach from ex teammate Carrick just days into his tenure.
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Lisandro Martinez was one of the stars of the victory, producing an inspired display at the heart of United's backline and marshalling Erling Haaland with ease.
In December, near the end of Amorim's reign at United, the fiery Argentine is reported to have squared up his manager.
Martinez is believed to have felt as though the Portuguese was "overlooking" him when he returned to fitness following his lengthy injury lay-off and made his feelings known in an "intense" manner in a session around games against Crystal Palace and West Ham.
After the City triumph, Martinez spoke positively about Carrick's instant impact.
“So different, so different," the former Ajax man said, as per Steven Railston of the Manchester Evening News.
"Different mentality, different guy. He knows what it really means, this club. He sent us that message that he played here for a long, long time.
“He won everything. He's a big legend. He wants to help the club, and I think we were in a tough situation, and today was the best moment to change that."
Online, many fans suggested that Martinez' comments about a "different mentality" were a subtle dig at Amorim - speculating that the two did not see eye-to-eye.
One user on X wrote: "How to slaughter Amorim without slaughtering Amorim."
A second claimed: "They didn’t rate Amorim one bit."
A third person commented: "Pretty obvious Lisandro and Mr Amorim had a falling out."
Martinez calls out Man Utd legend after City win
Martinez has come out fighting following the derby win, offering United legend Paul Scholes to come to his house in a shock call-out after recent comments.
Prior to the 2-0 win, Nicky Butt and Scholes had mocked Martinez, with the former stating that his battle with Haaland would be "like when you see a dad at school running down with a little toddler".
Scholes said that Haaland, the Premier League's top scorer, would "score then throw him in the net".
Addressing the comments, as per the Daily Mail, Martinez said: "Honestly, he can say whatever he wants. I told him already, if he wants to say something to me, he can come to me wherever he wants. To my house, wherever. I don't care.
"I think, for me, I respect the relations when they want to help the club because everyone can talk on the television. But when you see (them) here face-to-face, no one says anything in your face."
On Instagram, Scholes responded and commented, "Someone's had a good game, was really happy for you... Tea, no sugar pls."
Topics: Manchester United, Ruben Amorim
Josh Lawless