In his first game after not being called up by Scaloni for Argentina, he scored a spectacular bicycle kick to open the scoring at Goodison Park.
Erik Ten Hag, helped by the absences of Hojlund and Antony, gave Garnacho a chance in the return of the Premier League after the international break. Garnacho was not called up by Lionel Scaloni for the South American qualifiers, however, the Argentine winger stepped up to the plate in the match against Everton.
Garnacho turned the game on its head in the second minute. The Argentinian swooped on Dalot’s cross and fired Manchester United ahead with a spectacular bicycle kick. His bicycle kick was reminiscent of Wayne Rooney’s against Manchester City and especially Cristiano Ronaldo’s in Turin. As if that wasn’t enough, Garnacho celebrated the goal in the same way as his idol, the Portuguese.
United’s No. 17 was incisive down the left flank, even forcing a booking from Ashley Young. Garnacho’s goal was his second goal of the season, his first in the Premier League. If he continues to progress in the goalscoring department, his minutes could increase significantly, as all of Erik ten Hag’s strikers are struggling to score in the Premier League. Rashford is the top scorer in the attack in the Premier League with two goals, Martial has one and Hojlund, Antony, Pellistri and Sancho (currently sidelined) have not scored.
Garnacho’s step forward
The Argentinian is gaining more and more prominence under Ten Hag. Proof of this is the statistics of games played compared to last season. As of November, Garnacho has already started as many games in the Premier League as he did in the whole of last season. He has played 474 minutes in domestic competition in matchday 13 while last year he played 561 minutes in all 38 matches. In the Champions League, he has played in all four of the club’s games.
The only thing that depends on him is to continue firing in a Manchester United team that is in need of goals and goalscoring ability and to convince Scaloni with Argentina.