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Last Updated: February 05, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Alejandro Garnacho scored Manchester United’s second aim, then perched on an promoting board and beckoned Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo to return and sit alongside him.
MANCHESTER, England: Alejandro Garnacho scored Manchester United’s second aim, then perched on an promoting board and beckoned Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo to return and sit alongside him.
It was fairly the sight to hearten the house followers at Old Trafford: the 21-12 months-previous Hojlund, the 19-12 months-previous Garnacho and Mainoo, 18, sitting in a line and smiling.
The future is likely to be shiny for United in any case.
Hojlund marked his twenty first birthday by scoring for the fourth straight league sport and Garnacho received two objectives as United beat West Ham 3-0 within the Premier League on Sunday for a second victory in three days.
“The future for Manchester United is very good because we have high potential,” United supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned. “I think that picture covers the lot — how they are together and want to play football with adventure and enjoyment. If we keep this process going, I am sure we will achieve high levels.
“We are building a team, we signed young players and give them opportunities. This is a process with ups-and-downs and we have to realize this.”
United jumped above West Ham into sixth place within the standings however there’s nonetheless a six-level hole to Tottenham in fifth, which may but be sufficient for a Champions League qualification berth for subsequent season.
United has to imagine it might get there.
Especially with Hojlund lastly hitting such sturdy scoring type.
The Denmark striker failed to seek out the web in his first 14 video games within the Premier League after becoming a member of from Atalanta in the summertime switch window. Now he can not cease scoring, his newest coming within the twenty third minute when he collected the ball after Casemiro’s properly-timed interception in midfield, created some house for himself on the sting of the world and rifled dwelling a proper-foot shot into the underside nook.
“His confidence is growing,” Ten Hag mentioned of Hojlund. “He is playing better on the ball, he is a target and he is linking up.”
Argentina worldwide Garnacho doubled the lead within the forty ninth with a shot that deflected off Nayef Aguerd and flawed-footed substitute goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who got here on for Alphonse Areola after he sustained a knock to the top. The winger’s celebration alongside Hojlund and Mainoo, the teenage central midfielder who scored a late winner at Wolverhampton on Thursday, confirmed three gamers United is likely to be counting on for years to return.
Garnacho wrapped up the victory by scoring on the counterattack within the 84th after substitute Scott McTominay dispossessed Kalvin Phillips, a mortgage signing from Manchester City who additionally got here off the bench and didn’t look in control after little sport time this season.
A unfavourable for United was the sight of Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez being compelled off with a proper knee harm within the seventieth minute. He tried to play on after showing to twist his knee when difficult for the ball with West Ham’s Vladimir Coufal.
Martinez has solely lately returned after 4 months out following foot surgical procedure.
“It seems bad,” Ten Hag mentioned. “We have to wait, make the right diagnosis in the coming days and then we will see. Hopefully it is not too bad, we can only pray. He worked so hard to return.”
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