Nicky Butt rips into “disgrace” Alejandro Garnacho, exposes attitude issues

Diogo Dalot had a comfortable game against the forward, who repeatedly broke down Chelsea’s attacks and bizarrely kept tumbling over even under minimal pressure. After the final whistle, Luke Shaw appeared to aim a dig at the Argentina international when he posted a picture of himself flooring the Chelsea star to the ground. Several United players responded to the post, ridiculing Garnacho and offering a stark indication of how unpopular he may have been within the Old Trafford dressing room.

Since joining Chelsea from United last summer, Garnacho has struggled to make an impact. His departure from United was somewhat acrimonious, following a public falling out with then-manager Ruben Amorim. Unhappy at being left on the bench for the Europa League final loss to Tottenham, Garnacho criticised Amorim for the decision while also raising questions about his future at the club.

The shocking episode was the final straw in a long history of misconduct by the 21-year-old and his brother, with United appearing to have finally run out of patience. A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe was over the moon and could hardly contain his joy when Chelsea lodged a £40m bid for Garnacho. Speaking on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, United legend former academy manager and coach (coached reserves and briefly served as Ryan Giggs’ assistant), Nicky Butt, ripped into Garnacho’s attitude and shed some details on his experience with the player.

Butt tears into Garnacho Butt said, “He signed at 16. I was academy manager at the time and he signed in a deal where they also signed Alvaro (Fernandez). Garnacho was always a bit stand-off-ish; he had a high opinion of himself.