Ex-Man Utd star demands 'terrible' Alejandro Garnacho is sold after brutal Cristiano Ronaldo comment

A former Manchester United player has demanded the club sell Alejandro Garnacho this summer after slamming his 'terrible' end product.

Garnacho has been at United since 2020 after being bought from Atletico Madrid to continue his football education at the Old Trafford club's famed academy.

The 21-year-old - who was born in Madrid but represents Argentina internationally - made his United debut in 2022 and has gone on to score 26 goals in 144 games since then.

In that time, he has been part of the United squads that won the League Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024.

However, Garnacho was also a part of the United team that finished 15th in the Premier League last season and lost the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur, meaning there will be no European football at Old Trafford for the upcoming season.

Ruben Amorim became United head coach in November after moving from Sporting CP to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.

One of Amorim's first big decisions at Old Trafford was to drop both Garnacho and Marcus Rashford from the United squad for the 2-1 Manchester derby win over City at the Etihad Stadium.

Garnacho was reintegrated into the United squad while Rashford departed in January on loan to Aston Villa.

Alejandro Garnacho and Ruben Amorim (Image: Getty)

But Garnacho was critical of Amorim's decision to limit his contribution in the 1-0 Europa League final loss to Spurs to around 20 minutes off the bench.

He said after the defeat in Bilbao: "Up until the final I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don't know.

"The final will influence [my decision] but the whole season, the situation of the club. I'm going to try to enjoy the summer and see what happens afterwards."

Garnacho's brother Roberto also criticised Amorim's decision via an Instagram post, and it has been widely reported the United boss has told the attacker he will be allowed to leave Old Trafford this summer.

Garnacho is among a group of five players - which also includes Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia - who United aim to sell before the end of this transfer window.

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Fellow Premier League side Chelsea are reported to have an 'active interest' in Garnacho and have contacted his representatives over a potential move to Stamford Bridge, according to TBR Football.

Aston Villa and Bayern Munich are also said to have an interest in Garnacho.

And former United defender Paul Parker - who won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup at Old Trafford during the 1990s - has backed his old club's intention to move Garnacho on.

The attacker is well known to idolise United legend Cristiano Ronaldo, but Parker believes the 21-year-old ought to concentrate on being himself rather than trying to emulate the Portuguese superstar.

Garnacho is expected to leave United (Image: Getty)

Speaking to SPORTbible via Betsafe’s bet UFC offering, Parker said: "Sell the boy. He needs to move on, needs to understand what football is about.

"Not a game of golf, and you need players around you. He needs to look at his game and what he is rather than what he wants to be – he should want to be Garnacho, not the former United winger that plays for Portugal… and have a bit of humility.

"I'd say I had a better end product than him. He's more concerned about trying to score and what he's going to do after to celebrate than actually scoring a goal. His end product is terrible, absolutely terrible. Living off shinning an overhead kick into the top corner against Everton.

"I wonder what kind of player he is. Not full of tricks, not that quick. I'm trying to figure out what his game is, I really don't know what his strengths are."