What has gone wrong for Garnacho at Man Utd?published at 10:38 British Summer Time
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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim told winger Alejandro Garnacho he should find somewhere else to play immediately after the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham in May.
The Argentina international seemed to be on a collision course with his boss after both he and his brother posted messages around the Europa League final defeat, when Garnacho was only introduced as a 71st-minute substitute.
Although the winger did go on the club’s post-season tour of Asia, he cut a detached and unhappy figure.
He was not selected for the recent three-match trip to the United States, having initially been told to delay his return for pre-season training in the hope of a deal being concluded.
When that did not happen, Garnacho was ordered to train at different times to Amorim’s squad, along with fellow outcasts Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Marcus Rashford, who subsequently joined Barcelona on loan.
Amorim has had an uneasy relationship with Garnacho since taking charge.
He had only been at United for a month when he axed the winger, along with Rashford, for the victory at Manchester City on 15 December.
Amorim said the decision was because of “training performances, game performances and engagement with team-mates”.
Unlike Rashford, Garnacho was handed an immediate recall. Yet he has always seemed an uneasy fit in the system Amorim’s prefers because there is no space for an orthodox wide player.