Manchester United travelled to Thailand and Australia for pre-season in the summer and Alejandro Garnacho made the 31-man travelling squad, aged just 18 years old, after his talismanic performances inspired the Under-18s to FA Youth Cup glory.
Garnacho travelled to the Southern Hemisphere alongside Ethan Laird, Will Fish, James Garner, Hannibal Mejbri, Zidane Iqbal, Charlie Savage, Amad, Facundo Pellistri and Tahith Chong, although Erik ten Hag said that there was just room for 'one or two' youngsters to permanently break into the first-team squad, which would have served as extra motivation for the academy hopefuls.
Of the 10 players that travelled on the pre-season tour, only Iqbal, Pellistri and Garnacho have been permanently added to the first-team squad this season, despite the latter not playing a single minute during those few weeks in Thailand or Australia.
