Marcus Rashford praised Manchester United teammate Alejandro Garnacho after the Reds' FA Cup win over West Ham on Wednesday night.
United came from 1-0 down to win 3-1 at Old Trafford in the fifth round of the FA Cup, courtesy of an own-goal from Nayef Aguerd and strikes from Garnacho and Fred. The visitors took the lead in the 54th minute through Said Benrahma, but Erik ten Hag's men levelled proceedings in the 77th minute.
The home side pushed hard for a winner in the latter stages of the clash and eventually got their goal thanks to Garnacho's stunner in the 90th minute. It was United's first lead in the match, and Fred, who came off the bench, got himself on the scoresheet in added time.
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Garnacho has now scored four goals and registered five assists this season. His start on Wednesday night was just his 10th of the campaign, but it was one of his better showings. After the game, Rashford took to Instagram to express his delight at reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, while also praising Garnacho's performance.
"One game away from Wembley... What a finish from the kid," Rashford wrote.
United manager Ten Hag revealed in his post-match press conference that he had told Garnacho he needed to start impacting matches for United from the start, having previously only really shone when coming on as a substitute.
"I see today another step," Ten Hag said. "I said to him before the game, 'it's time. You have an impact when you come on but now you have to have an impact as a starter'. And I think he is capable of it, so that is the next step he has to make.
"It is a great skill when you're fearless, when you're brave. I don't think that it's a skill that is so specific, there are not so many players in world football who can take players on, who can just out-dribble them and that skill he has.
"But he has more skills than only that, for example, finishing. But also I see he has a big engine, he is fast, he has speed, he can keep running for 90 minutes, for 120 minutes, it doesn't matter how long, he can do it."
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