Alejandro Garnacho was the toast of a sold-out Old Trafford as Manchester United supporters were finally given a cause for optimism.
There haven’t been too many silver linings in a Red Devils season which has veered from the hapless to the humiliating on a seemingly hour-by-hour basis. But the club’s youth side did suggest that times could be changing as they lifted the FA Youth Cup for a record 11th time.
United’s youngsters, inspired by the brilliant Garnacho, ran out 3-1 winners over Nottingham Forest in front of a capacity Theatre of Dreams.
