Ten Hag's message to Garnacho after Fulham heroics: Keep your feet on the ground

Erik ten Hag urged Alejandro Garnacho to "keep his feet on the ground" after the teenager's stoppage-time winner earned Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 victory at Fulham.

In the final match before the Premier League breaks for the World Cup, the spoils were set to be shared at Craven Cottage until United substitute Garnacho's late intervention.

Christian Eriksen's first goal for United had put the visitors ahead after 14 minutes, but Fulham deservedly drew level just after the hour through former Red Devils winger Daniel James.

However, despite Fulham being the better team for large parts of the game, Ten Hag's men claimed the points when Garnacho linked up well with Eriksen before firing past Bernd Leno just before the final whistle.

The 18-year-old earned his manager's praise for his impact after replacing Anthony Martial in the 72nd minute, but Ten Hag also had words of caution for the Madrid-born forward, whose goal was his first in the Premier League.

"It's a massive win this, Alejandro Garnacho had a big impact on the win. He finalised, he is always in the spotlight for that and that is also justified," Ten Hag said.

"It was a great finish, it is what we expect from the subs coming in, that is what you have to do.

"I am really happy with his progress. We have an extra player in this squad, and I am happy for the academy, and they bring out a player, I am happy for the coaches, good work. So great."

Garnacho is starting to earn plenty of plaudits after catching the eye this season in a United side rebuilding under Ten Hag.

The former Ajax boss quickly pointed out that the Argentinian under-20 international is just at the very start of his career and urged the youngster to continue working hard during the World Cup break.

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