Alejandro Garnacho has been told he should anticipate earning more starts for Manchester United next season after an excellent first-team breakthrough.
The 18-year-old finished the campaign with five goals and five assists in 33 outings. The winger’s form landed him a new five-year deal last month with Erik ten Hag setting the aim for him to be more influential from the start going forward.
The United boss has frequently underlined how he does not hand game time out freely and that everyone who is granted minutes has deserved it. Former Reds defender Mikael Silvestre says Garnacho must continue to develop his game to build on the 1,202 senior minutes he amassed this season.
He also outlined how this will open the door for more starting XI inclusions, telling bettingexpert.com: “Garnacho’s game time will continue increasing if he continues to grow.
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“He is one of the youngsters who have had a great impact this season. He will get more minutes next season.
“He is showing when he is coming on that he can score goals and make assists. He is continuing to improve and we can expect him to improve even more, maybe with more starting opportunities.”
Garnacho sat out nearly two months due to an ankle injury between March and May but netted against Wolves on his return. After the game, his manager underlined what next step he has to take.
“Hopefully, he can progress so quickly he can compete for a starting XI position because that is his next challenge,” he said.
This came after Ten Hag’s advice to the teenager upon signing his bumper new deal, in which he said: “At the end of a career, you want to look back and say 'I won the Premier League, Champions League, World Cup'.
“I think he has the talent to do it but talent has to work because talent that doesn’t work will not go far. So this is a new start.”
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