SUMMARY
- Alejandro Garnacho is the new player in Manchester, impressing United fans with his passion and skills.
- Garnacho Idolises Cristiano Ronaldo.
Alejandro Garnacho is the new hero in the town of Manchester. The Argentine has impressed the Manchester United fanbase with his passion for the badge and his abilities on the ball. The 19-year-old has risen through the ranks of ‘The Red Devils’ and is a constant starter in the United squad. Alejandro Garnacho has 5 goals and 7 in his first 21 games in the 23/24 season at United.
3 days ago, Di Maria told Garnacho to celebrate like Messi instead of Ronaldo.
Garnacho today: pic.twitter.com/a1sHMgutfe
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) February 4, 2024
The 19-year-old has often publicly stated that the Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is his soccer idol. The two even shared the pitch when Cristiano returned to United in 2021. During that time, Garnacho got to learn a lot from his idol. However, since the young attacker is an Argentine, this hasn’t gone down well with his fellow countrymen.
Angel Di Maria advises Alejandro Garnacho not to idolize Cristiano Ronaldo
One such character is the Argentine legend, Angel Di Maria. The SL Benfica player has even cited the reasons for his notion. The soccer world is pretty aware of the rivalry that Garnacho’s idol CR7 had with Lionel Messi. Therefore, Di Maria does not like seeing Garnacho idolize the Portuguese. Instead, the FIFA World Cup 2022 winner wants the Manchester United player to follow in the footsteps of the Inter Miami player.
Alejandro Garnacho’s bicycle kick against Everton was almost identical to Wayne Rooney’s iconic bicycle kick against Man City.
He hit Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ and ‘I’m here’ celebrations after scoring.
He’s United through and through 😤❤️ pic.twitter.com/dzWqdocnce
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 26, 2023
Angel Di Maria said (via OneFootball), “The only thing I wouldn’t do is celebrate like Cristiano. I would score the goal and I would do (celebrate) like Messi does.” Alejandro Garnacho has a knack for imitating his idol’s celebrations.
He has often hit CR7’s ‘Siuu’ celebration after scoring some of the most beautiful goals that soccer fans have ever seen. However, his latest celebration against West Ham in a PL fixture on February 4th, 2023 has again attracted headlines.
Garnacho hits a cold celebration that originally belonged to Mohammad Kudus
Alejandro Garnacho hit a very interesting celebration after scoring a goal against West Ham. The Argentine after scoring the goal took a sit on the digital advertising boards as the Old Trafford crowd applauded his brilliance. However, fans have speculated that Garnacho had another ‘CR7 fanboy’ moment. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated a hattrick against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2016/17.
However, Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United has acquired that iconic celebration. The Ghanaian prospect first hit the celebration after scoring a late equalizer against Newcastle United in a Premier League match on October 8th. Since then, Kudus has repeated the drill many a time.
“I’m sitting down to take a deep breath, I’m tired!” 🤣
Mohammed Kudus explains his cold celebration… 🥶
🎙️ @julesbreach pic.twitter.com/m9iwxNiXLL
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 23, 2023
Mohammed Kudus has also explained the interesting meaning behind the celebration. In a post-match interview, Kudus explained, ” It doesn’t mean anything actually. I’m sitting down to take a deep breath, I’m tired.” However, the Ghanaian had to taste his own medicine, as United starlet Alejandro Garnacho hit the same celebration as Manchester United beat West Ham United 3-0.