Garnacho

The Manchester United teen is a club colleague of Cristiano Ronaldo and an international teammate of PSG superstar Lionel Messi.

The Portuguese was dropped from the squad to face Chelsea last weekend by manager Erik ten Hag after refusing to come on as a substitute in a recent game against Tottenham. In the story post, Garnacho shared a picture of himself with the former Barcelona ace with a goat emoji at the bottom. Earlier this year the 18-year-old [forward took to social media to send his best wishes](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/garnacho-messi-ronaldo-manchester-united-24312510) to Argentina colleague Messi on his 35th birthday.

Paul Scholes has compared Alejandro Garnacho to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester United youngster impressed on his first start for the club.

He's definitely one for the future and for now actually.' 'I think he had a bit of everything he was just missing a goal or assist. He ran at defenders all the time. I was impressed as some wingers can only go one way sometimes and he's a right footed winger. The ex-United star said: 'He had real quality the thing I liked about him was he was direct. Paul Scholes has compared Alejandro Garnacho to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester United youngster impressed on his first start for the club.

FIRST there was a bear hug from Cristiano Ronaldo seconds before kick–off.Around 14 minutes later one of the greatest players the game has ever seen.

Early in the second half he waltzed around defenders having killed dead with the outside of his right foot a ball that looked to be going out of play. Ten Hag put him on for a few more minutes against Sheriff in Moldova as United won 2–0 and before that he played the last 19 minutes of the 1–0 home defeat to Real Sociedad. In the moments leading up to this Europa League clash ten Hag was asked if the occasion was not a great opportunity for Garnacho to continue his education. He made his first team debut in the Prem last season, playing the last minute of a 1- 1 draw with Chelsea before getting 11 minutes against Crystal Palace. [Erik ten Hag](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/erik-ten-hag/) took over as manager in the summer the club’s coaches had been talking up the kid over the two years since he was bought from Atletico Madrid for £420,000. [Ronaldo](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/cristiano-ronaldo/) came after the Spanish-born attacker with no fear in either foot cut in from his left wing starting spot and went past right back Renan Guedes like he didn’t exist.