Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes waxed lyrical about youngster Alejandro Garnacho ahead of Thursday night's Europa League tussle with Real Sociedad at the Estadio Anoeta.
The Argentine, who was awarded his United debut towards the end of last season, was awarded his second starting berth in as many Europa League games, after being awarded his full debut in last Thursday's 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford. He started on the left wing and proved to be a real nuisance.
Blessed with trickery and flair, Garnacho, who is only 18, is considered one of the most exciting talents emerging from United's academy system. He was expected to get regular chances at the start of this season, such is his potential, but manager Erik ten Hag has chosen to play a patient game with him.
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But with the likes of Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial and Antony having all been ruled out of the trip to Spain, an opportunity presented itself for Garnacho to have another crack at trying to impress Ten Hag. And for Scholes, the youngster's performance against Sheriff last week will have done more than enough to leave a lasting impression on the United manager.
"He [Ten Hag] obviously thinks highly of him and rightly so after last week," Scholes told BT Sport. "He was someone that we didn't really know that much about last week.
"He was so impressive and so confident. There are not that many wide players these days that can beat a man on either side.
"I think he is capable of going down the left, he's capable of going down the right, he looks like he has got a goal in him and has got an assist in him. The players being injured - Martial, Sancho and Antony - probably will help him. But this lad is a real talent.
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