Alejandro Garnacho caused a stir on Saturday with a striking like on and Garnacho seemed to agree with those words.

Garnacho suffered a careless loss of ball on Saturday, after which Dominic Solanke opened the score for Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. The Spanish-born Argentinian was substituted halfway through the game and afterwards Ten Hag was critical of the only nineteen-year-old playmaker of the Red Devils.

“When you see the first goal conceded. We were in a good position, but of course you can never lose the ball in that spot. We had some defensive problems on the right flank in the first half. We then repaired that at half time. Whether Garnacho had any problems had he been substituted at half-time? No,” Ten Hag emphasized at the press conference after the 2-2 draw in Bournemouth.

Garnacho's like after Goldbridge's criticism of Ten Hag.

Ten Hag's words did not go down well with Goldbridge. “Ten Hag subtly blames Garnacho at the post-match press conference… It's not good to throw a 19-year-old under the bus, someone who has actually performed for you this season. But on the other hand, Ten Hag is clearly afraid of antagonizing the big earners within the selection.”

Goldbridge's critical tweet was liked by Garnacho's official X account on Saturday evening, although the much-discussed like has now been removed. The young midfielder has not yet spoken openly about Ten Hag's criticism.

Ten Hag walks away

After the match, a press conference took place in which Ten Hag was asked about his club's position in the rankings. Manchester United currently sit seventh in the Premier League, equaling the Reds' worst ever finish.

When asked whether it would be Manchester United's worst finishing position ever, Ten Hag did not want to respond. “No comment” was all the 54-year-old Haaksberger had to say. Immediately afterwards he disappeared from the press room. It is still unclear whether Manchester United will continue with Ten Hag as head coach after this season.

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