Manchester United reprimanded Garnacho for his reaction on social networks against the coach

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The message was direct and concrete. Without too many detours, Manchester United called a meeting Alejandro Garnacho to chat about his activity on social networks and gave him some suggestions after noticing that the Argentine national team forward “liked” publications that criticized his coach, Erik Ten Hag, for replacing him in the match against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The club’s warning for Garnacho came after the footballer “liked” two messages in X from the fan and YouTuber Mark Goldbridge, presenter of the Manchester United fan channel on YouTube (The United Stand), in which It has more than 1,840,000 subscribers. “Garnacho has been one of our best players this season. Poor first half, but taking him out at half-time and keeping him as a problem is a joke. Many have done much worse week after week and are still out there“wrote the journalist.

Later, Goldbridge used his nets again after hearing the coach’s words after the game and Garnacho also gave him a like: “Ten Hag subtly blamed Garnacho in the post-match press conference… It’s not a good idea to throw a 19-year-old who has really lived up to your expectations this season under the bus. But of course he is afraid of upsetting those who earn the most.”.

Garnacho did not take long to rectify both ‘likes’, an action that according to the club allows us to understand that the player regretted that action. Manchester Evening News reported that Garnacho’s conduct was dealt with quickly by United and a spokesperson for the English club said “the matter was dealt with internally” but declined to clarify whether Garnacho has been disciplined.

On his Instagram account, Garnacho also expressed himself and posted a story with a photo in which he is seen crestfallen, with his arms on his hips and his gaze focused on the grass. She accompanied it with an emoticon with a surprised face. Although the post was also removed by the footballer.

Garnacho became a key player for Manchester United this season, as he scored 9 goals and gave four assists in 42 games. Ten Hag, who is very weakened after the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, which leaves the team in seventh place in the Premier League, 13 points from the top-4, qualifies for the Champions League.

When Ten Hag was asked about Alejandro Garnacho’s task and why he decided to replace him, the Manchester United coach made it clear that he was not at all satisfied with what the forward had offered and that is why he made that tactical decision. “I think we had to repair the right side. We didn’t play well, the spaces were there. In possession we had to put a substitute there”.

Ten Hag even went a little further and even talked about the mistakes that were made in the sector occupied by Garnacho: “We lost some balls in areas where we shouldn’t lose them. We had some problems in the first half. On possession, we had to bring a substitute in there. During the break, we repair it”.