Alejandro Garnacho didn't make a single appearance on Manchester United's pre-season tour in the summer just gone. Tahith Chong was even given the opportunity to play and the youngster was the only outfield player not to be given any minutes.
Chong joined Birmingham City, who are struggling near the bottom of the Championship, on a permanent transfer shortly after that tour of Thailand and Australia, while Garnacho has been able to win Erik ten Hag's trust after an unsatisfactory summer.
After Garnacho made his first start for the club in late October, Ten Hag revealed he 'was not happy' with the player at the start of the season and Bruno Fernandes eventually added in an interview a week later that 'he didn't have the best attitude on tour'.
