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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand launched a passionate defence of Alejandro Garnacho after the winger was accused of persistently making poor selections on the pitch.
Garnacho produced another underwhelming performance as United had been held to a 1-1 draw by Ipswich City at Outdated Trafford.
The Argentina worldwide began as one of many two most superior midfielders in Ruben Amorim’s most well-liked 3-4-3 formation.
Garnacho’s defective execution was on full show, particularly in a single or two essential counter-attacks that broke down as a result of he did not launch the ball to Marcus Rashford early sufficient.
Ex-United star Lee Sharpe pinpointed this as one thing Garnacho must work on, as he labelled the ahead “slightly bit grasping.”
Ipswich defender Axel Tuanzebe was additionally very comfy in opposition to Garnacho and hardly wanted to interrupt a sweat.
The United n.o 17 has since come beneath some criticism from a piece of followers, who’ve highlighted his weaknesses. Within the newest episode of Rio Ferdinand Presents, co-host Stephen Howson offered a scathing critique of Garnacho, claiming the Carrington academy graduate “has the decision-making of a cat. It’s terrible.”
Howson added that he would drop Garnacho from the beginning XI, in favour of an attacking trio of Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund.
Ferdinand wasn’t having any of it and responded, “Don’t discuss Garnacho like that. You possibly can’t be excellent, he’s a child man!”
“[Without Garnacho] nobody’s working again, nobody’s working in behind the opposition. I’d play Garnacho on the left.”
“It is a course of we are able to’t anticipate them to seem like the Sporting group now. It’s inconceivable, you possibly can’t anticipate that to be the case.”
Garnacho will definitely be hoping for a lot higher fortunes when United host Eliteserien outfit FK Bodø/Glimt at Outdated Trafford on Thursday.
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