Captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice for the struggling visitors, who conceded goals to Dominic Solanke in the 16th minute and Justin Kluivert just before half-time. Winger Garnacho provided the assist for Fernandes’ first goal with a cut-back. Despite this, Ten Hag substituted the 19-year-old at half-time. This decision was heavily criticized on social media, with tweets suggesting that Ten Hag was unfairly blaming Garnacho for the team’s poor performance.
The Red Devils boss mentioned in a post-match press conference that they needed to improve their play on the right side and decided to bring on a substitute for that position as Garnacho had not been training during the week and only joined the team for training the day prior to the match. Additionally, a photo showing Garnacho challenging Ryan Christie of AFC Bournemouth during a Premier League match was included in the original text. The tweets critical of Ten Hag’s decision have since been removed from Garnacho’s liked tweets.
