Man United coach lauds Garnacho for keeping his cool to net penalty

Manchester United coach Travis Binnion praised ice-cool Alejandro Garnacho after his pressure penalty set them on the way to FA Youth Cup glory.

The 17-year-old winger held his nerve to restore United's lead against Nottingham Forest with just 13 minutes remaining and went on to seal a 3-1 victory with another goal in stoppage time.

It handed United their 11th Youth Cup triumph and sparked celebrations among a record crowd of 67,492 at Old Trafford.

The win was a rare uplifting moment in what has been a season of gloom at the club and offered optimism for incoming manager Erik ten Hag about talented up-and-coming players.

'That boy could be in any stadium in the world and he wouldn't care,' Binnion said of Garnacho, who made his first-team debut against Chelsea last month.

'That's his make-up. A few of them are like that and that's why they are going to have good careers.

'This football club is remarkable at that, it's the best in the world at that. We have to keep that going, we have a responsibility to keep that going - the pipeline.

'It's nice to give the fans a bit of something because they're different class.'

United had to battle hard to overcome Forest, with Joshua Powell's strike cancelling out an early opener by home captain Rhys Bennett.

But they took control of the contest again in the closing moments after Forest defender Zach Abbott fouled Garnacho for a contentious penalty with the contact clearly outside the box.

Garnacho, recently called up by Argentina, made sure with a marauding run and finish in stoppage time that had legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson beaming in the stands.

'Games like that are won on moments, we nicked a ball high up. The lads have found so many different ways to win on this run and