Erik ten Hag's in-game change vs Man City might have given Man United fans a glimpse into future

As Manchester United went in search of a spark to drag themselves back into the FA Cup final, Alejandro Garnacho was the most likely to engineer one.

Fresh from stepping off the bench just past the hour mark, the Argentine injected fresh energy and confidence into United's play as they attempted to pick at Manchester City's defensive lock. Having already recovered from one Ilkay Gundogan goal, the United supporters who had filled the sun-drenched east end of Wembley were dreaming of the same happening again.

Garnacho, who had replaced Christian Eriksen after 62 minutes, just 11 minutes after Gundogan had put City in front for a second time, looked the most likely candidate to make something happen. Hogging the left-hand side of the pitch, United tried to get the ball into his feet as often as they could.

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Every time the ball did find its way to the feet of the Argentinian teenager, you anticipated that something would happen. Even in the midst of the pressure that comes with an FA Cup final, Garnacho performed as though he was having a kickabout down the local park with his mates on a summer's evening.

Though he was unable to drag United back into the contest and derail City's hopes of clinching an incredible treble, it was a 30-plus minute cameo performance that did his reputation no harm at all. He offered more in the latter stages of the contest than Jadon Sancho did in 78 minutes.

As well as attempting to craft opportunities for his teammates, who flooded City's penalty area as the minutes ticked away, Garnacho also went agonisingly close to bringing United level for a second time himself with just over a quarter of an hour of regulation time left on the