Alejandro Garnacho was one of the great protagonists of Sunday. The Argentine striker was one of the figures of Manchester United, who beat as a visitor Everton 3-0, in one of the two matches that continued today the 13th round of the English Premier League, led by Arsenal. Garnacho, who had not been performing at a good level, stood out with a spectacular bicycle kick goal to open the scoring for his team’s victory.
The match took place at the Goodison Park stadium, in the city of Liverpool, and Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring 2 minutes into the first half with a great goal, after a cross from the right by Diogo Dalot. The Argentine youth player nailed the ball into the left corner of Englishman Jordan Pickford, after connecting, from the right and from a “chilena”, a cross in the large area that flew into the goal and left the British goalkeeper’s effort unresisted.
Garnacho has played 53 games in the Manchester United shirt, of which 19 were as a starter, and with today’s He has 7 goals and four assists.
Garnacho celebrated his goal a lot, he scored a goal as if to say “what a goal I scored…” between his gesture with his face and his right hand and after the game he commented in statements to Sky: “I can’t believe it, honestly. I didn’t see how he scored, I just listened to the crowd and said: ‘My God! It’s one of the best goals I’ve ever scored. We are still in November, but it will probably be one of the goals of the season].”
Erik ten Hag Manchester United manager said: “Probably the goal of the season. The preparation, not just the completion, was very good. The finish is fantastic.”
Of course, the coach tries to put cold clothes on so that Garnacho does not get confused, which is why when a journalist asked him about the comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo, another great historical reference for Manchester United, he commented: “Don’t compare, I don’t think it’s right. Everyone has their own identity. For Garnacho to go down that path, it has a lot to come, it has to work very hard and do it on a consistent basis.. So far, he hasn’t done it, but he definitely has great potential to do it.”
Ten Hag went further, because several times in England they sought to compare the Argentine footballer with CR7 or Wayne Rooney. “It is not the first time we see this, we often see flashes, but if you want to be a player like Rooney, Ronaldo, you have to score 20, 25 goals in the Premier League. It is not easy to achieve, you have to work very hard and go where it hurts. There is a lot to come, but it has potential. It was a fantastic goal. There are still many games to play in the season, but perhaps it is already the goal of the season. Not just the end, it was the return to the end. But the ending was incredible.”
Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho’s teammate, said: “The Everton fans were not very happy, but I think even they enjoy this kind of thing. I give him a high grade just for the goal. I know I expect a lot from him. He’s not a great player yet, but he has a bright future.”
