Premier League icon lays into Man Utd star – ‘Football is not for you’

Former Premier League striker Troy Deeney has slammed Alejandro Garnacho, telling the Manchester United star: ‘I don’t deliberation shot is for you.’

The ex-Watford skipper took purpose astatine Garnacho implicit his muted solemnisation aft scoring precocious connected successful United’s 3-0 triumph implicit Leicester City past Sunday.

In what was Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 4th and last crippled arsenic interim manager, Garnacho came disconnected the seat and delighted the Old Trafford assemblage with a stunning, curling effort.

But notably, the young winger initially did not fuss to observe his goal, though helium showed a small emotion aft being embraced by his teammates.

Club skipper Bruno Fernandes aboriginal explained wherefore the Argentina planetary was truthful muted: ‘Garnacho scored a banger but didn’t observe similar helium should due to the fact that helium thinks helium has mislaid religion from immoderate fans.

‘I told him radical volition ever moan but tons of radical similar you and bask what you do. I told him to celebrate, it was thing special. He is simply a peculiar player.’

Garnacho’s actions came a fewer days aft helium was confronted by a United instrumentality and contented creator extracurricular Old Trafford up of the Europa League clash against PAOK.

The protagonist told Garnacho to ‘pass better’ and ‘work connected his archetypal touch’ arsenic helium signed autographs for different fans.

A video of the incidental went viral connected societal media, with Garnacho coldly replying: ‘Why are you not playing, man?’ earlier walking off.

Deeney had antecedently defended Garnacho by labelling the protagonist successful question an ‘idiot’ but was scathing of the 20-year-old pursuing his muted celebration.

‘I said it past nighttime connected Match of the Day, and I’ll repetition it. It goes twofold,’ the Watford fable told talkSPORT.

‘One, it says what players are similar nowadays, wherever their tegument is truthful bladed that 1 man tin accidental what helium wants to accidental and everyone sulks.

‘And secondly, if he’s getting affected by that, I would accidental to him, conscionable arsenic an older pro: “I don’t deliberation this shot crippled is for you, large man”.

‘Because you play for the biggest nine successful satellite football. If you play poorly, you’re going to get radical to get connected your case.

‘If you play truly well, you’re inactive going to get radical to get connected your case. You play for Man United.

‘It’s called jealousy and that’s portion of the game. So, disappointed that helium didn’t celebrate. It’s an unbelievable goal.

‘But this volition beryllium the making oregon breaking of him, due to the fact that if helium can’t grip that from 1 man with an iPhone successful his face, past I don’t deliberation this is the crippled for him, unfortunately.’

While United person endured a mediocre commencement to the season, presently sitting 13th successful the table, disapproval of Garnacho would look a small misplaced fixed that helium is the club’s starring scorer, portion lone Fernandes tin lucifer him for goals and assists.

Nevertheless, United fable Roy Keane agreed with Deeney’s thoughts connected the player’s non-celebration, saying connected The Overlap’s ‘Stick to Football’: ‘We cognize these younger players suffered but if you can’t observe a extremity there’s thing drastically incorrect with this game.

‘Celebrate a goal, that’s what fans question for. People marque sacrifices to question to ticker Man United, helium scores a superb goal, United are having a pugnacious clip and if a young subordinate can’t bask scoring a extremity for Man United bash you cognize what helium should do? Get a occupation determination else.

‘There are idiots everyplace but my constituent is, erstwhile you people a goal, that’s gone. If he’s going to beryllium upset with that – get a antithetic job.’

Garnacho is presently connected planetary work with Argentina and should adjacent beryllium successful enactment for United adjacent Sunday erstwhile they question to Ipswich Town – Ruben Amorim’s archetypal crippled arsenic United caput coach.

This nonfiction was archetypal published connected November 11, 2024

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