admin Manchester United have dropped an intriguing hint about the identity of their next ‘number seven’ with an Alejandro Garnacho themed quiz on the Premier League club’s website.
Just how soon is ‘too soon’?
Adnan Januzaj could probably do without the added pressure of being the first Manchester United player to wear Ryan Giggs’ No11 shirt since the late 1980s. Antonio Valencia gave up the number seven after just one season in 2013 and recovered better than ever number. ’25” on the back.
Alejandro Garnacho’s seemingly unwavering confidence at least puts him in an excellent position if the 18-year-old is to grow where Memphis Depay, Angel di Maria and Alexis Sanchez all failed.
Alejandro Garnacho could become Man United’s new number 7
Garnacho, a teenage prodigy who broke through his season at Old Trafford, feels like a man just waiting for such a responsibility to be placed on his ever-broadening shoulders.
While many of the more experienced players have huddled under the merciless gaze of United’s goldfish, Garnacho is in control. Everything about him — from the “Stranger Things” tattoos to the hydrogenated hairstyle to the hectic gait and unforgiving end product — seems to scream, “Look at me and love me.”Auro, your name is Alejandro.
The prospect of Garnacho inheriting the kit worn by Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and Eric Cantona has been the subject of much debate on social media lately.
And the caption that accompanied Friday’s Garnacho quiz on Manchester United’s website certainly didn’t go unnoticed by these Twitter detectives.”If you’re a true fan of Alejandro, score at least a seven out of ten,” read the flashing emoji.
‘Changes the game’
Now, it’s unlikely the United admin was simply paying tribute to their favourite Brad Pitt thriller. Or, perhaps, to the late Len Goodman.
The Manchester Evening News now report, on the back of that less-than subtle hint, that Garnacho is now under consideration to become the youngest recipient of United’s most iconic shirt number since a brace-toothed, blonde-tipped Cristiano Ronaldo skipped his way over to Manchester from Sporting Lisbon two decades ago.
“Garnacho comes on and changes the game,” United legend Rio Ferdinand told Vibe with Five in January; the twinkle-toed teen assisting Marcus Rashford’s winner in the Manchester derby.
“He is saying to the manager; ‘Get me on that pitch ASAP because I’m producing moments every time I go on. How can you make me sub?’.
“That’s what his performances are saying and I love it. The manager is using him perfectly well at the minute because he is impacting games.”
