Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has added something else to his game to please Erik ten Hag

Garnacho's work rate

It was a night when Alejandro Garnacho had to work for his rewards, but how sweet they tasted when they finally arrived for the Manchester United winger.

It said a lot about his performance that he stayed on when Antony was hooked for Marcus Rashford. Garnacho looked United's most dangerous attacker all night, running at Ben Johnson throughout. He forced Alphonse Areola into a first-half save by cutting inside and just surging past his man.

But what also caught the eye was his desire and his work rate. It's worth remembering he was disciplined by Erik ten Hag on the pre-season tour for being late. He looks a transformed character since then.

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The bleach-blonde hair is catching the eye now, but so is his work on and off the ball. He was up against Pablo Fornals for much of the game and matched the diligent Spaniard. Tracking back to his own dead-ball line to constantly thwart West Ham down their right.

It was an impressive part of his game and suggested he is starting to put it all together as a winger. He can still bulk up and become more consistent, but he's getting there. The fact Ten Hag left him on said it all.

Casual defending

The United players stood near the ball when Thomas Soucek let it drift towards the touchline before West Ham's goal had an excellent view of the event, but the three of them nearby committed the cardinal sin of switching off and presuming the decision would go their way.

The linesman was a long way from the incident and while Antony, Casemiro and Diogo Dalot stopped playing, the visitors didn't. Casemiro and Dalot belatedly switched back on, but Antony just gave up entirely. He stood there while Said Benrahma ran infield,