After two months of absence due to injury, Alexander Garnacho he put his shirt back on Manchester Utd and celebrated his return to action with a goal: he doubled his side Manchester United’s 2-0 win against Wolverhampton at Old Trafford in a match corresponding to the 36th date of Premier League.
Already recovered from right ankle talofibular ligament sprain suffered in a 0-0 draw against Southampton on 12 March, the 18-year-old striker came on 37 minutes into the second half to replace Jadon Sancho and at the end of the duel, when United were already winning thanks to a touch from France’s Anthony Martial in early period, was sent with a great goal that sealed the victory.
When the fourth minute of extra time has been played and with the away team playing in attack, Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes leaked a deep pass from the center circle and Garnacho did the rest: he shot diagonally from the left towards the centre, entered the area, outwitted NĂ©lson Semedo and nailed a precise right foot into the left post of Daniel Bentley’s goal.
This way, the child born in Madrid, scolded for taking off his shirt to celebrate, scored his fifth goal in his 31st game for the Red Devils (he had only 10 as a starter) and gave final shape to a win that left his team one step away from ranking at the next edition of Champions League.
With three games remaining in the Premier League, Dutchman Erik ten Hag’s side, who had lost the previous two games (against Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United), are fourth on 66 points and four units ahead of Liverpool .
Although the Reds are yet to play their game on this date against Leicester City on Monday, United have a pending matchday 32 fixture against Chelsea at Old Trafford on May 25, so both sides have three games ahead of them.
Source: Clarin
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