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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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George Smith

Erik ten Hag's in-game change vs Man City might have given Man United fans a glimpse into future

As Manchester United went in search of a spark to drag themselves back into the FA Cup final, Alejandro Garnacho was the most likely to engineer one.

Fresh from stepping off the bench just past the hour mark, the Argentine injected fresh energy and confidence into United's play as they attempted to pick at Manchester City's defensive lock. Having already recovered from one Ilkay Gundogan goal, the United supporters who had filled the sun-drenched east end of Wembley were dreaming of the same happening again.

Garnacho, who had replaced Christian Eriksen after 62 minutes, just 11 minutes after Gundogan had put City in front for a second time, looked the most likely candidate to make something happen. Hogging the left-hand side of the pitch, United tried to get the ball into his feet as often as they could.

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