Alejandro Garnacho hailed by Man United fans for pre-season decision as Donny van de Beek welcomed back

Manchester United fans have been expressing their love for both Alejandro Garnacho and Donny van de Beek as they returned to the club's Carrington training complex.

Erik ten Hag was able to watch a number of his players in training for the first time on Monday as he gears his team up for their tour of Thailand and Australia next month. Garnacho and Van de Beek were two of the players on show.

The former decided to come back from his entitled three-week break early as he tries to impress his new boss. Garnacho had a memorable season last term, having scored twice in the final of the FA Youth Cup and made his first two senior first-team appearances.

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He is already a popular figure amongst United followers, who are tipping him for a bright future. Many of them took to Twitter to praise the 17-year-old for opting to make an early return.

@ZingyTheRobot: @agarnacho7 back for training earlier than necessary and showing some of the senior players the kind of mentality required to be an elite footballer.

@diplomaticdeji: Imagine if Sir Alex Ferguson was around to manage this lad and his cohorts. We certainly have another CR7 clone on our hands. Certainly.

@Tanitah: The hunger, mentality, determination and attitude of this Alejandro Garnacho is all Manchester United players should have. Big shout-out to the boy for reporting for preseason earlier than planned. Kid is going far.

@StealthyAssassin: That is the kind of mentality that has been missing from some of these so-called superstars.

Meanwhile, fans were equally as excited to see Van de Beek back at Carrington. The midfielder was sent out on loan to Everton during the second half of the