‘Special, like Cristiano Ronaldo’ - Twitter goes wild for Alejandro Garnacho

FT Desk

• Updated: 23 May 2023 08:55 CDT
• 5 min read

What a month Alejandro Garnacho is having!

On Sunday, the 18-year-old Argentine grabbed all the headlines once again after coming off the bench with the scores tied at 1-1 against Fulham.

Deep into injury-time, he played a one-two with Christian Eriksen, before accelerating past a defender and slotting in a brilliant winner for Man Utd.

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This sparked wild scenes as Garnacho tore off his shirt and then held it up to the crowd in a celebration reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous exultation at Real Madrid.

Garnacho has emerged this month as Man Utd’s most exciting teenager in years after a series of thrilling displays.

He scored his first senior Man Utd goal on November 3 with the winner against Real Sociedad in the Europa League in the Basque Country. This made him the youngest foreign player to ever score for Man Utd in European competition.

Then, on Wednesday, he delivered two assists as Man Utd beat Aston Villa 4-2 in the EFL Cup. This made him the youngest player to have two assists in a match for Man Utd.

And he capped it all off at Craven Cottage on Sunday with his first ever Premier League winner, clinching a crucial three points against Fulham.

This led to Man Utd and football fans going wild over the new teenage sensation on Twitter.