Ruben Amorim hails Man Utd star who made 'difference' in Europa League win

Manchester United secured their spot successful the past 16 of the Europa League with a 2-0 triumph against FCSB successful the Romanian superior of Bucharest, maintaining their unbeaten grounds successful the process

Delighted Manchester United brag Ruben Amorim hailed substitute Alejandro Garnacho's interaction arsenic they secured nonstop qualification to the Europa League past 16.

The Red Devils ran retired 2-0 winners successful Bucharest against FCSB, with second-half goals from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo separating the sides. But what made the quality was Garnacho's instauration astatine half-time, arsenic the winger gave United a antithetic magnitude with his gait and dribbling; assisting Mainoo's extremity and hitting the station with an effort of his own.

Garnacho, 20, completed 5 dribbles successful the 2nd half, much than immoderate different subordinate successful the full 90 minutes. His electrical show came amid links of a transportation to Premier League rivals Chelsea, who are weighing up a move earlier deadline day connected Monday, February 3.

Asked by TNT Sports whether chap Garnacho and chap half-time substitute Amad changed the game, Amorim replied: "Not wholly the crippled but ... successful the archetypal half, they ran a batch to screen each the spaces, past you consciousness that successful the 2nd half, the hostile besides gets bushed and it's for the guys that travel in.

"But, of course, Garna has a antithetic gait and is much similar a forward, a winger, he's antithetic from Chris (Christian Eriksen) who was playing successful that position. Amad is truly bully connected one-against-one and tin propulsion players to support with him, unfastened much space. It was bully enactment from everybody."

Ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson described Garnacho arsenic the 'difference'. "Alejandro Garnacho, past week against Rangers and tonight, made the difference," Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"The strategy looked similar it worked and with Garnacho successful that 10 relation Ruben Amorim allows him to drift wide. There is immoderate flexibility drifting into the system."

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Amorim was astir pleased with the information United won't person to spell done the play-offs and are already successful the past 16, giving them escaped 2 midweeks adjacent month. "That is truly important for america to person clip to bid and person the transportation betwixt everybody - adjacent the staff," the Portuguese added.

"In grooming we spell to the transportation and get to cognize each different successful the close environment. It is truly important and past you tin person 1 week to hole again. Beginning of the week you tin enactment your ideas and past person clip to absorption connected the opponent."

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