Our popular centre-back has been absent since sustaining an injury during the Champions League match at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena back on 20 September.
Martinez has been working diligently with medical staff and, as fans may have seen in recent weeks, he has been training individually as he steps up his rehabilitation.
Thankfully, the hard work behind the scenes is close to paying off.
Erik ten Hag last week expressed his hope that Lisandro will return to competitive action in January and the man himself is feeling positive.
THE FITNESS UPDATE
At the start of a sit-down interview with features editor Steve Bartram, Licha begins by answering the big question: how is your recovery going?