Claims Lisandro Martinez and Jurrien Timber 'dominated' Erling Haaland in the Champions League have been 'exposed' in a new video.
Last season, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund were drawn in Group C together and the Dutch outfit won both games 4-0 and 3-1 respectively.
Dortmund forward Haaland did not score in either contest and centre back duo Martinez and Timber were credited with shackling the world's most exciting forward.
Martinez has since joined Manchester United and Haaland has moved to Manchester City, meaning they will be facing off in the Premier League.
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Much has been made about Martinez being five foot nine and many pointed to his performances against Haaland to alleviate the worries.
However, @erikelias_ on Twitter argues the 21-year-old was not 'fully shut down' and backed it up with evidence.
The clips used are from the 4-0 and Haaland had a number of opportunities. He created three for himself and rattled the crossbar just two minutes into the second half after peeling away from Martinez.
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Goalkeeper Remko Pasveer was in fine form to stop the Norway international and surprisingly, Dortmund dropped into the Europa League following both defeats.
A new perspective has given supporters something to think about going into the next campaign.
One person said: "I don’t see anyone shutting Haaland down apart from the keeper having a belter."
Another tweeted: "This changes the narrative completely."
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A third added: "Haaland is gonna tear this league apart."
While someone put: "Every shot was on target, he wasn't shut down at all."
Nicknamed 'The Butcher', Argentina international Martinez will be relishing the chance to play some of English football's big boys.
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His toughest foe is currently on these shores. In an interview with Ole, the 24-year-old called Liverpool star Roberto Firmino a 'very difficult' player to mark.
"In Europe I had to play against Firmino," he said.
"And he is a very difficult striker to mark because he is constantly getting out of position."
Martinez continued: "That generates confusion, you lose the reference... If you go looking for him, he takes you out of your position a lot.
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"In addition, he is a player who moves very well and, on his back, with the ball, it is very difficult to take it away from him. He is very good."
Topics: Lisandro Martinez, Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Manchester United, Manchester City
Daniel Marland