Bruno Fernandes was asked about Alejandro Garnacho, who scored for Man United against Real Sociedad on Thursday.
Alejandro Garnacho was “not at his best” at the beginning of the season, according to Bruno Fernandes, who also expressed worries about his attitude.
Although 18-year-old Garnacho traveled with United on their preseason tour of Thailand and Australia, he didn’t play for a single minute while there. In contrast, Erik ten Hag gave minutes to players like Tahith Chong, who appeared destined to leave the team.
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That choice seemed strange, but Ten Hag revealed last week that he was “not happy” with the rookie at the start of the season, which Fernandes has since elaborated on. This was after Garnacho was given his full debut against FC Sheriff.
On Thursday night, Garnacho scored the game’s lone goal against Real Sociedad, and Fernandes was questioned about Garnacho after the match. Fernandes talked about the forward’s early-season attitude and praised him for his recent improvement.
Fernandes told BT Sport, “He [Garnacho] was fantastic, but he knows we want a lot from him. “He’s still so young, and he’s doing great. He wasn’t at his best in the start of the season. He wasn’t acting with the best attitude during the tour.
That is the reason he hasn’t had a chance up until now. He is now getting his chances because he is training more effectively, has a new mentality, and deserves to have them. Everyone is quite delighted with his accomplishment and glad for him.
The play-off phase of the competition, in which United might face Ajax, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Sevilla, Sporting Libson, Juventus, RB Salzburg, or Shakhtar Donetsk, was also brought up to Fernandes.
We don’t need to consider it, he continued. “Winning the group was our primary objective, and while we were able to escape it, we still have to play one of them, but that won’t be an issue. We have to play good teams if we want to win the competition.