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Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has seemingly deactivated his X account after facing criticism and being dropped by Ruben Amorim.
Garnacho, 20, was left out entirely for the derby victory against Manchester City last month, alongside Marcus Rashford, and has been benched for the last four games.
Mail Sport exclusively revealed that he had appeared to turn his back on Amorim and walk away while being given instructions before he came on against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, just three days before the trip to the Etihad.
Representatives for Garnacho denied that he was being disrespectful and put the matter down to a misunderstanding while United sources insisted there is no rift.
But the decision to freeze him out has raised doubts over his suitability in Amorim’s 3-4-3 system and his cameo displays have left supporters unimpressed.
He is in line to feature against Liverpool at Anfield this afternoon, having returned to the fold and been brought on as a substitute in recent matches, but he appeared to have shut down his official X account in the build-up to the showdown.
Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has seemingly deactivated his X account
A search for his official profile comes up blank and his profile pictures do not appear
Garnacho was dropped by Ruben Amorim for United’s victory against Manchester City
Indeed, a search for his profile now shows an empty page and text which reads: ‘This account doesn’t exist.’ His profile photo is also empty.
The reason behind Garnacho’s decision is not yet known.
Garnacho landed himself in hot water over his social media activity after liking two posts on X criticising Erik ten Hag’s handling of the player last April.
After being taken off at half-time during United’s 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, Garnacho liked two messages on the site by YouTuber Mark Goldbridge.
One read: ‘Ten Hag subtly blaming Garnacho in the post match press conference… not a good look throwing a 19 year old under the bus who has actually delivered for you this season. But then again he’s clearly scared of upsetting the bigger earners.’
The other added that Garnacho ‘had a poor first half but taking him off at half time and holding him up as the problem is a joke’.
Garnacho quickly unliked both messages and was spoken to by Ten Hag, and United said the matter had been dealt with internally.
The youngster, meanwhile, has been fired a warning shot by Graeme Souness, who believes he will not fulfil his potential unless he changes his attitude.
He has been named on the bench for the last three matches and delivered poor cameo displays
Garnacho landed himself in hot water over his social media activity under Erik ten Hag in April
Writing for Mail Sport, Souness said: ‘I hear about Alejandro Garnacho being unhappy with the manager. Can someone remind me of just who he is?
‘The last time I looked he was only a 20-year-old boy. One who is only one step up, on a ten-rung ladder. Who are you?
‘He acts like a ‘wrong ‘un’ on the football pitch and, unless he changes, he’s got no chance of fulfilling what obvious potential he has.’
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