Erik ten Hag’s glad-handed embrace of Alejandro Garnacho after full-time showed what he made of his comeback cameo in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Wolves. ‘Viva Garnacho’ rang around Old Trafford as he came on with eight minutes to go for his first appearance in two months following his ankle injury against Southampton.
He repaid their adoration with a stoppage-time goal that further secures their top four status after a tricky period. There had been questions over whether the attack could still produce the goods after 29-goal top scorer Marcus Rashford was ruled out with injury.
In the previous four games he had missed, a centre-forward has failed to score in each one. ALSO READ: Erik ten Hag sets Garnacho new challenge after scoring vs Wolves Anthony Martial put a stop to that trend when he converted into an open goal thanks to Antony’s unselfishness on 32 minutes.
That did gloss over a frustrating first half, though. The tempo was staggered and the accuracy, rueful. Antony’s headed miss from close range may have been highlighted more had he not assisted two minutes later.