Alejandro Garnacho’s busy fingers may have dunked him in more hot water with Erik ten Hag.
The Manchester United winger was caught liking an Instagram post in which Cristiano Ronaldo was criticising the club’s manager.
United legend and Portugal captain Ronaldo made multiple headlines after his interview with former teammate Rio Ferdinand went live.
In one segment he criticised Ten Hag, the man he fell out with spectacularly during his second stint at the club from 2021 to 2022.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano had re-posted the comments on social media, and Garnacho liked the post, a decision he has since reversed, suggesting it was done accidentally.
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In the interview, Ronaldo went in particularly hard on Garnacho’s current manager.
“Man United’s coach cannot say they can’t compete to win the Premier League and the Champions League every year,” Ronaldo said.
“This is Man United! You have to be there, to mentally say… listen, maybe we don’t have that potential, but I cannot say that. We’re going to try. You have to try.
“This is why Man United need to rebuild. If Ten Hag listens to Ruud van Nistelrooy… maybe he can help. He knows the club and the club should listen to the guys who were there, as this is really important.
“Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Sir Alex Ferguson… you need advice from these people.
“You cannot rebuild a club without knowledge.”
Garnacho, 20, who has one assist from United’s opening three games, found himself in hot water due to his social media activity last season.
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Garnacho ‘liked’ a number of posts criticising Ten Hag after being substituted during a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in April.
Ten Hag later revealed the young forward apologised for his behaviour.
“Alejandro is a young player and has to learn a lot,” Ten Hag said.
“He apologised for it and after that, we move on.”
Following Garnacho’s apology, he was rewarded with 90 minutes in United subsequent four Premier League matches and ended the season on a high.
He ended his club season by scoring in an FA Cup final win over Manchester City, and would go on to join Argentina’s squad for their triumphant Copa America campaign.
This season, Garnacho has started just one out of a possible three matches for Ten Hag, which may well explain his apparent frustrations.
