Alejandro Garnacho believes his Manchester United breakthrough is in part down to the extensive research he puts into opponents before every match he plays.
The 18-year-old has enjoyed an incredible month in his fledgling career, notching two goals and two assists in his last four appearances for the club.
Garnacho's performances were enough to earn him the club's Player of the Month award for November, and he'll be looking to follow that up with further success when he returns to action next month.
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The Argentine teenager knows there is still plenty of hard work to do if he is ever to fulfil his enormous potential, but he seems to be on the right track with his professional approach to United matches.
“[You have to be ready] to go on and give everything,” he told club media. “At home I always study the full-backs and during the game itself; during the time I’m sitting on the bench.
“So I can then go on and know where and how I need to be looking to go past them. I analyse games and also opponents when I’m about to come up against them, so that I’ve got some background on each player to be ready for the game.”
He added: “For the Fulham goal, I’d been keen to come on and we were drawing one each at the time. The situation in the game was just right for the counterattack, and for running at people, which is what I like to do.
“I played a one-two with Christian Eriksen and he put me in with a great pass as I ran in behind the defence and I was able to finish it off. In that moment, everything was very intense, and I could hardly believe it!”
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