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Erik ten Hag sends out warning to Alejandro Garnacho after Man Utd’s Carabao Cup win over Crystal Palace.
Alejandro Garnacho has been cautioned by Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United, because his prior starts this season were “not good enough.”
In the 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over Crystal Palace, the 19-year-old, who has made six appearances this season, scored his first goal of the year.
His start against the Eagles was his third of the year; he had previously started the first two Premier League games before being benched.
Ten Hag has already issued a warning to the adolescent, stating that his efforts earlier in the season were just not up to par.
Ten Hag openly called the England international out, and he retaliated by saying he was being made a “scapegoat,” which brought up the current argument with Jadon Sancho.
Ten Hag said after the win over Palace: “You have seen at the start of the season we played him and then his contribution was not good enough.
“But he also had some good actions. You see always he is a threat in the game even when he is not playing that well.
“He has to learn when he does his job in defending he will always have his moment and he will always be decisive because he has great qualities.
“As well, it’s not only off the ball. But I want to see like today, he is entering the box in the right spot to finish. But I think it is quite normal for a player of his age that there is space for a lot of improvement.
“Everyone likes him, the fans like him, the team likes him, I like him but we also have to demand from him and push him because he can act on a very high level but he has to show it every day.”
United face Palace again in the Premier League this weekend.