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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has claimed Alejandro Garnacho is unhappy with a section of the club’s fans, hence his lack of celebration against Leicester City yesterday afternoon.
The Argentine has been a revelation for the club and in the last two years as he has gone from a promising Youth Cup winner to one of the side’s main attackers.
Despite being only 20 years old, he has played 18 matches this season, scoring seven goals and providing four assists in all competitions.
He is well on course to beat last year’s total of ten goals and once again seems to have taken a further stride in his development.
Nonetheless, Garnacho has still faced criticism from some United fans due to his failure to convert big chances and a section of the fanbase have questioned his decision making in the final third at times.
Tension spilt over before the Europa League game against PAOK on Thursday night, when a fan had an exchange with Garnacho as he entered Old Trafford asking him to “pass better”, “score a goal” and “work on” his first touch.
The United youngster was far from impressed with the comments and as he walked away asked the fan why he wasn’t playing for the team.
“Why you not playing man?”
Garnacho put him in his place😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/c1XQOcu3eH
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) November 7, 2024
The 20 year old went on to have one of his quieter nights versus the Greek side as Amad Diallo stole the show with a brace and he was consequently left on the bench versus Leicester City yesterday.
He entered the fray after 57 minutes and scored a world class effort after 82 minutes but he surprisingly refused to celebrate the goal.
Speaking after the game to the BBC, his captain Fernandes claimed, “Garnacho scored a banger but didn’t celebrate like he should because he thinks he has lost faith from some fans. I told him people will always moan but lots of people like you and enjoy what you do.”
“I told him to celebrate, it was something special. He is a special player, we have difference makers. They are the ones who win us games. We want them to score every game but that isn’t going to happen.”
United fans will be hopeful that Garnacho takes on board his captain’s advice as the vast majority of supporters appreciate how talented he is and understand that at only 20 years age, he is far from the complete player who will continue to make errors as he grows.
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