Graeme Souness provides Ryan Giggs advice to 'irritating' Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho

Former Liverpool man Graeme Souness has urged Alejandro Garnacho to study Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs' game in a bid to improve in 2024.

Since scoring a wonder goal against Everton in the Premier League, Garnacho has been on a mission to prove this was not a one-off. The left-winger has a modest five goals to his name so far this season but his brace in the victory over Aston Villa was arguably his best performance in a United senior shirt to date.

Unsurprisingly though, Souness has taken issue with Garnacho's 'theatrics' and has urged the Argentine international to take a leaf out of Giggs' book if he is to push on. Writing in his Daily Mail column, the 70-year-old explained: "When I watch Garnacho, it looks as if there might be a real player in there.

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"He has pace, technical ability, can finish and possesses a real boldness and confidence to take chances, as his two strikes against Aston Villa and his wonder goal at Everton proved. He’s 19 and shows no fear.

"What frustrates me about him are his theatrics and the infernal holding his hand up to his head when he has a shot at goal and it goes 10 yards wide, as if it’s a big drama. Did Ryan Giggs do that?

"To Garnacho, I say: ‘Go and dig out some tapes of Giggs, the best winger we’ve seen in Britain in modern times and the finest since George Best was wearing a United shirt.’ It’s not all about you, son. Just get on with the game.

"That theatrical stuff is not necessary and it’s not what top players do. It’s irritating to watch. If he gets rid of that nonsense, he’ll be a player worth watching, though as a teenager, he should be dipping in and out of the team and