The timing of Garnacho’s entry into the party (REUTERS/Carl Recine)

“What had to happen happened. The great team has passed”he already said Mauro Zarate after Boca Juniors knocked out Vélez Sarsfield from the Argentine Football Super League Cup in 2019 and reignited the conflict with his former club. The phrase sparked controversy and is now commonplace for ridicule among fans.

Who resorted to this same dynamic was Alexander Garnachothe young talent of Manchester United that the absolute selections of Spain and Argentina are disputed. The skillful 18-year-old winger celebrated his victory against Barcelona who gave him the ranking of Red Devils in the knockout stages of the Europa League with a seasoned dedication on social networks that generated repercussions.

Like Zárate, Garnacho put in his account of Twitter: “The great team passes the round”. Next to the text is a photo of him making binoculars with his hands. Dangling from his shoulder is a Barcelona shirt which he swapped after the game.

Alejandro Garnacho left a controversial message on his social media following Manchester United's triumph over Barcelona (Twitter)
Alejandro Garnacho left a controversial message on his social media following Manchester United’s triumph over Barcelona (Twitter)

If he doesn’t mention his service rival, it goes without saying that it’s a blow to the Catalan team. It is that the crossing of the eighths, which was defined in Old Trafford with a 2-1 in favor of United, it was experienced with great intensity as it was a clash between two world-renowned clubs and winners on the continent. It is understood that the “big one” is the English team.

* Manchester United 2 – Barcelona 1

The striker, born in Madrid on July 1, 2004, passed through Getafe and Atlético de Madrid before making the jump to Manchester, where fans compare him to Cristiano Ronaldo and see him as a rising star. If he defended the colors of the Spain team in the under-17 category, he also wore the light blue and white in the under-20s of Javier Mascherano and was called up to Major by Lionel Scaloni , which foresees it as a piece to follow closely when thinking of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico

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