"Absolutely fantastic" - Gary Neville says one Man United player was truly brilliant against West Ham

Man United legend Gary Neville has picked out Red Devils defender Lisandro Martinez as one of the star men in his side's 1-0 victory over West Ham on Saturday.

Erik ten Hag's kept pace with the top four as a result of the victory - although they were made to work hard for it.

Marcus Rashford gave them a first half lead, planting an excellent header beyond Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

But, barring a brief spell early on, United were pushed back by David Moyes' side in the second half.

West Ham grew into the game as it entered its closing stages, but were denied by several big saves from David de Gea late on.

The Red Devils defence played their part as well, with Diogo Dalot producing a number of last-ditch headers away from danger, before Harry Maguire deflected Jarrod Bowen's goalbound shot.

De Gea was then called into action in stoppage time, making an incredible save to parry away Declan Rice's long-range curling effort.

The final whistle, therefore, came as a relief to Red Devils players and fans - but they had certainly earned the three points.

And immediately after the match, Neville, who was commentating on the game at Old Trafford for Sky Sports, reserved major praise for one Man United star.

Gary Neville on Man United and Lisandro Martinez

As well as Dalot and Maguire, in particular, Martinez also performed a number of crucial defensive actions to keep out West Ham.

For instance, the Argentinian was on hand to head away a deflected free-kick, which was travelling towards Bowen for a tap-in.

Neville explained: "They're all going to De Gea, but Dalot, Martinez, Maguire and De Gea, in that 15-20 minutes, were outstanding.

"David Moyes must wonder what he needs to do to win a game at Old Trafford. He can't believe it.

"It wasn't a good performance from Manchester United in terms of football. But in terms of spirit, hanging in there and defending their box, they've done that really well.

"Lisandro Martinez was absolutely fantastic for large parts of that game."

After his summer arrival from Ajax, Martinez has quickly adapted after a tough opening few games in his time at Old Trafford.

But the Argentinian is quickly becoming recognised as one of the most in-form defenders in the division - and Ten Hag will hope that form continues amidst the injury absence of usual centre-back partner Raphael Varane.