Ruben Amorim’s men ran out 3–2 victors against relegation-threatened Ipswich Town at a rain-soaked Old Trafford – but Alejandro Garnacho, after being substituted in the first half, has caused outrage with his post-match social media post.
Those connected to Manchester United would have let out a collective sigh of relief once Darren England blew his whistle on Wednesday night as the Red Devils picked up a crucial three points after going behind within four minutes.
A Sam Morsy own goal and Matthijs de Ligt’s second of the season saw Amorim’s side take a foothold, but that all changed once Patrick Dorgu was sent off for a dangerous challenge on former Arsenal and Chelsea man Omari Hutchinson.
As a means of remaining defensively solid against the Tractor Boys, Garnacho was chosen as Amorim’s sacrificial lamb. The Madrid-born star – widely regarded as one of the best young players in world football – was replaced by Noussair Mazraoui.
Garnacho, following his substitution on the cusp of the half-time interval, acknowledged Manchester United’s head coach before walking directly down the Old Trafford tunnel and Amorim insisted he would seek out talks with the youngster by saying:
I’m going to talk, obviously, with Garnacho about that. So I will take about that if you want in the next press conference.
When pressed on Garnacho’s controversial decision to head down the tunnel, Amorim said, “You are making a connection with Rashford, right? It was cold and wet, maybe?” before giving a couple of reasons as to why the substitution was made.
“The thinking was we’d play more in the 5-3-1. I know that is a risk because you are taking one – maybe the only player who has one against one pace – but I felt the team was OK in the controlling of the game, almost half-time, then you make the substitution.”
“We have to choose someone to go out, we have to think about set pieces also, so it was Garnacho,” the 40-year-old tactician, formerly a serial winner with Sporting CP, concluded.
In the aftermath of collecting three points on home soil, Garnacho took to social media. Instead of posting a message of encouragement or admiration for his team’s 10-man performance, no caption was attached – as seen below.
The Old Trafford faithful have not taken lightly to his support – or lack thereof – for his fellow teammates. One, taking to X (formerly Twitter) wrote, “I don’t care how good you are or if you’re an academy graduate. Get rotten players like this out the club.”
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Another supporter referenced the fact that Amorim’s men, despite the numerical advantage following Dorgu’s second red card of his career, managed to storm to a morale-lifting victory at the Theatre of Dreams.
What exactly is the point posting this when your team just grinded out a hard fought win with 10 men? Shouldn’t that be all that matters?
“Ego much bigger than his ability, get rid in the summer.” one fan wrote as another suggested that the summer transfer window presents the perfect opportunity to shift him from the Old Trafford books. “Get this diva out of this club.”
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