Manchester United might need to sell two players to give Alejandro Garnacho his first-team chance

Alejandro Garnacho stood in front of the Stretford End with his shirt off and his arms spread out, like a statue waiting to be saluted by his new worshippers.

This is a 17-year-old not exactly short on confidence, but when you're training alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi before you're even old enough to drink it probably comes with the territory.

For his first goal in Wednesday's FA Youth Cup final, Garnacho borrowed Ronaldo's 'Siuuu' celebration. For the clincher in injury-time, he soaked in the applause from his new, adoring public.

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That was Garnacho's seventh goal for United in the Youth Cup this season and it's quite possibly the final ball he will kick for United's Under-18s.

The teenage winger is a significant part of Travis Binnion's side, the 11th cohort of United youngsters to win the competition, but he has already begun playing for Neil Wood's Under-23s and training with the first team.

Garnacho made his senior debut with a one-minute run-out against Chelsea last month, but he will almost certainly get more substantial minutes against Crystal Palace on the final day of the Premier League season.

Any of the 67,000 fans inside Old Trafford on Wednesday could have seen Garnacho is far from the finished article. He wasn't involved in the final against Nottingham Forest often enough and still needs to fine-tune his decision-making.

But he walked away with two goals and the accolades. His pace and dribbling ability mark him out as a major talent in the European game.

If there is any frustration for United it is that the biggest breakout star from the academy this season is a right-footed left-winger. United aren't short of options in that