Ruben Amorim fired back at Alejandro Garnacho’s comments criticising his limited role in the Europa League final – reminding the Manchester United star of his own shortcomings in front of goal.
Garnacho’s future at Old Trafford was thrown into doubt in the wake of Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in Bilbao.
The Argentina international was named among the subs with Amorim starting Mason Mount and Amad Diallo in his two no10 roles behind Rasmus Hojlund. The 19-year-old came off the bench with 20 minutes of the contest remaining, forcing a save out of Guglielmo Vicario almost immediately.
Garnacho started in every previous round of the knockout phase of the Europa League having also started 23 of United’s 37 Premier League matches this term.
His brother, Roberto Garnacho, also blasted the United boss with a post on Instagram, accusing Amorim of ‘throwing him under the bus’.
Mount, a player Amorim has often lavished praise on since arriving in Manchester, forced his way into the first-team plans with a fine display against Athletic Bilbao in the semi-final, scoring twice to send United on their way.
In that same game, Garnacho was guilty of missing a glorious chance one-on-one with the goalkeeper – with Amorim reminding the winger of that moment when explaining last night’s selection decision.
‘Some players come in, like Mason Mount, against Bilbao and changed the game,’ Amorim said in his post-match press conference.
‘So now it is easy to say. Who missed the big opportunity in the first half against Bilbao? Garnacho.
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