Manchester United figures Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes have drawn fresh attention to a strained relationship with former academy product Alejandro Garnacho following Saturday\u2019s Premier League victory over Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Garnacho left United last summer when he was sold to Chelsea for around $54 million (\u00a340 million). His exit followed a period in which he had been dropped by Ruben Amorim as early as the previous December amid off-field issues, and he was publicly critical of the manager\u2019s decision to put him on the bench for May\u2019s Europa League final. Speaking before facing his old team, Garnacho admitted there was some regret over the way he left and revealed that he “started to do some bad things” behind the scenes. One widely noted episode saw him wear an Aston Villa shirt bearing Marcus Rashford\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
Video footage circulating before kick off suggested a cool atmosphere in the tunnel: no one in a United shirt made any effort to engage with Garnacho despite many having played alongside him. He did not get off the bench when Chelsea visited Old Trafford soon after his transfer and was routinely booed by the travelling support. At the final whistle on Saturday, an additional clip showed several United players walking past Garnacho as they left the pitch without extending an arm for a postgame handshake.<\/p>\n
Shaw\u2019s social post after the match bore the familiar caption “Important win.” The image he chose, showing him knocking Garnacho to the floor, attracted attention from United supporters; one called it “savage,” while another commented, “I see what you did there.” Bruno Fernandes replied with a meme captioned, “That’s a violation.” Younger squad members Shea Lacey and Tyler Fletcher posted laughing emojis, and ex-United defender Teden Mengi, who was on the fringes of the first team when Garnacho arrived at the academy in 2020 and is now playing for Luton Town, responded with the Roll Safe meme.<\/p>\n
Garnacho has struggled for form at Chelsea this season: 14 Premier League starts and one goal in the competition, plus three Champions League starts before Chelsea\u2019s elimination and a sole goal against Qaraba\u011f. With the summer transfer window approaching, speculation is growing that Chelsea may be open to selling him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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