Alejandro Garnacho: Erik Ten Hag says winger has apologised for liking critical social media posts

Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho has apologised to Erik ten Hag for liking social media posts critical of his substitution against Bournemouth.

He has since unliked the posts and manager Ten Hag said that they are moving on from the incident.

“Alejandro is a young player, he has to learn a lot,” said Ten Hag. “He apologised for it and after that we move on.”

United, who have not won in four Premier League matches, face Coventry in an FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.

The social media posts on X criticised Ten Hag’s handling of Garnacho, with one saying that he “had a poor first half, but taking him off at half-time and holding him up as the problem is a joke”.

It is not the first time that social media has caused issues for Ten Hag. In September 2023, Jadon Sancho posted on X that he was being made a “scapegoat” after being dropped by the manager.

Ten Hag said that Sancho, who is now on loan at former club Borussia Dortmund, was dropped for poor performances in training, which the winger said was “totally untrue”.

It led to a breakdown in the pair’s relationship before Sancho’s loan move, but Ten Hag praised the 24-year-old for his efforts in helping Dortmund beat Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

“I follow international football and follow the players on loan at other clubs,” said Ten Hag.

“It was a fantastic game, and a great performance from Dortmund. For Jadon it’s good news, he made his contribution to the result.

“No [nothing has changed about his future], but we know Jadon Sancho is a fantastic football player, so that is not a surprise for us, that is not the issue.”