December 27th 2023.
Alejandro Garnacho scored twice in Manchester United's incredible comeback win against Aston Villa last night. His performance caught the eye of United's manager Erik ten Hag who hinted that fans will see more of the Argentinian winger.
At half-time, United were trailing 2-0 and were being booed off the pitch. Sir David Brailsford, who is set to take up a role with the new INEOS regime, was watching in dismay. But the Red Devils managed to turn things around and produced their best 45 minutes of football this season.
Garnacho is usually deployed on the left wing and instructed to cut in on his strong right foot. But, with defences now wise to that tactic, he has been struggling recently. With Marcus Rashford restored to the starting line-up, Ten Hag switched Garnacho's role and it paid off spectacularly. Not only did he score two goals, but he was also denied a hat-trick by a narrow VAR offside decision.
Ten Hag praised Garnacho's performance and believes the winger and Rashford can both be included in the same starting XI. He said, "Previously as well, he was almost more comfortable on the left but I think he can play on the right as well. Today, I think he was on that right side over 90 minutes and he was an absolute threat, scoring twice. But the whole frontline played very good - they invested so much in the runs behind, the timings were so good and it was a continuous threat for the opponent."
Rasmus Hojlund scored the winning goal in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. The 20-year-old Dane had failed to find the net in 16 matches in domestic competition but made no mistake when McGinn could only flick the ball into his path eight minutes from time. Ten Hag was pleased with Hojlund's performance and expects him to keep scoring now that he has broken his duck.
Ten Hag said, "Of course I've had several talks with him and every time I've pointed out he has scored for Denmark a lot, he has scored in the Champions League, he has demonstrated his ability so you can do it, believe. I'm sure now he has the first goal he will score more." He went on to say, "When a striker doesn't score it's a problem but he has a strong character, he is so solid, determined. He has a big personality. I think this is what a striker needs. When you keep investing, the goals will come."
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