What Alejandro Garnacho did before, during and after Europa League final sums up Man United £60m dilemma

While the rest of his Manchester United teammates were back in the dressing room at San Mames, Alejandro Garnacho lingered on the pitch, his peroxide blond hair making his presence distinctive. He still wore the Paul Smith club suit given to players for the occasion, and while the starting XI were getting their boots on, Garnacho was chatting to former United loanee Sergio Reguilon.

By now, it had become clear that Garnacho wasn't starting, something first hinted at earlier in the afternoon when the 20-year-old did what 20-year-olds do, and hinted at his frustration on social media. The images of him scoring and celebrating at Wembley last season were a reminder and a rebuke to those who had now axed him for this final.

Garnacho would eventually swap that suit for his kit, and his feet would get a chance to do the taking. He came on with 19 minutes to go and changed the dynamic, forcing Guglielmo Vicario into a sharp save and tormenting Pedro Porro. Several low balls in flashed across the box without a United shirt there to finish the move off.

Then, less than half an hour after it began for Garnacho, it was over. He slumped to his haunches near the centre circle and looked crestfallen. Had he started the game, maybe it would have been different. You can certainly understand why he was annoyed.

Amorim probably didn't help matters when he responded to questions about the winger by pointing out his bad miss in the first half of the second leg of the semi-final against Athletic Club.

“Who missed the big opportunity in the first half in the semi-final? Garnacho. Football is like that," said Amorim.

You could see the point he was trying to make, but it was made a little clumsily. Just down the corridor, Garnacho was preparing