Alejandro Garnacho and Hannibal praised for ‘setting the standards of Man United’ in viral clip

Alejandro Garnacho, Hannibal Mejbri and Mason Mount have been praised for 'setting the standards of Manchester United' in a viral clip on social media.

Man United kicked off their their Carabao Cup defence in style as they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Tuesday.

Garnacho opened the scoring with Casemiro doubling his side's lead, with Antony Martial adding a third in the second-half.

Sofyan Amrabat made his full debut for Man United following his summer move from Fiorentina and enjoyed a superb showing at Old Trafford, with his stats making for impressive reading.

Mount starred in the middle of the park, too, as he delivered an impressive first-half display.

The England international also went viral after a clip of him, Garnacho and Hannibal tracking back emerged online.

The footage shows the Man United trio sprinting back as fans praised their willingness to help the defence.

The willingness from Garnacho, Mount & Hannibal. Love it & that should be the standard at Manchester Utd. pic.twitter.com/OA9XcYmPMC

— 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗴’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘀 ✍🏼🇳🇱 (@TenHagBall_) September 27, 2023

It's been a shaky start for Erik ten Hag's team, but he's now guided his side to back-to-back wins, having picked up three points at Burnley last weekend.

Speaking after the result, he said: "We played well and dominated the game. There is still a lot to come but we're moving forward."

On Garnacho, he added: "You have seen at the start of the season we played him, and his contribution was not good enough.

"But you see always he is a threat in the game even when he is not playing that well."

The Red Devils resume their Premier League campaign on Saturday when they once again host Palace.

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