Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has compared the Red Devils’ youngster Alejandro Garnacho to a young Cristiano Ronaldo after the Argentine impressed in their victory over FC Sheriff.
Manchester United hosted FC Sheriff in a Europa League group stage match and secured a 3-0 win over the Moldovan side. Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goals for Erik ten Hag’s men and got the three points.
Ten Hag gave Garnacho a start against FC Sheriff, and the young Argentinian was impressive for the Old Trafford side. Although he did not record a goal or assist in the match, he did put in a good performance at Old Trafford.
He was active throughout, and FC Sheriff found it difficult to foil the 18-year-old. He played until ’79, at which point Ten Hag replaced him with Donny van de Beek.
Paul Scholes likes Alexander Garnacho to the young Cristiano Ronaldo
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Scholes was full of praise for Garnacho after his impressive performance against FC Sheriff. The former Man Utd midfielder called Garnacho’s performance ‘exceptional’ and said he was like a young Cristiano Ronaldo.
“He was exceptional, he had real quality,” Scholes told BT Sport. [via talkSPORT]. “What I liked about him: He was direct and ran into defenders all the time. Tricks that had a bit of function, it had everything, it was just missing a goal or an assist.
He added: “This club loves artists. He was like a young Cristiano, knocking the ball down.”
Scholes further added that he was impressed by the Argentine, who said he could play both sides. He also named Garnacho as a player of the future and called his performance exciting for an 18-year-old.
Meanwhile, Man Utd produced a dominant display against FC Sheriff. They dominated possession with 75% of the ball and recorded 24 shots on the night. 10 of those shots were on goal.
However, it took Man Utd until the 44th minute to open the scoring. The player who first scored of the night was Dalot, his header from a Christian Eriksen corner found the net. Rashford, who came on for Antony in the second half, made it 2-0 in the 65th minute. He also headed in after Luke Shaw sent a cross into the FC Sheriff area.
Man Utd then set up a three-goal cushion in the 81st minute, with Ronaldo attacking from close range. Bruno Fernandes sent a cross into the area that Ronaldo finished off towards the goal. Koval stopped it, but Ronaldo did not miss the rebound.
