What Harry Maguire and Richard Arnold did after Alejandro Garnacho made Manchester United debut

Club captain Harry Maguire and chief executive Richard Arnold congratulated the family of Manchester United youngster Alejandro Garnacho after he made his senior debut for the club against Chelsea.

The 17-year-old, who joined United from Atletico Madrid in 2020, stepped off the bench in second-half injury time as United drew 1-1 with Thomas Tuchel's side at Old Trafford on Thursday evening. With 91 minutes on the clock, he replaced Anthony Elanga.

The youngster, following a string of injury issues that interim boss Ralf Rangnick had to contend with in the build-up to the match, was included in the matchday squad for the fourth Premier League game running, following appearances on the bench against Norwich City, Liverpool and Arsenal earlier this month.

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Although Garnacho did not have any sort of impact on the game in the very short time that he had on the pitch, it was a special moment for the youngster, who recently spent time with the Argentina senior squad. And it was a moment that clearly captured the hearts of both Maguire and Arnold, who watched the match from the directors' box. They both stood up and applauded Garnacho as he entered the fray and went straight over to his family following the full-time whistle.

They appeared to congratulate his family on what would have been an incredibly proud moment for them. The youngster has been attracting no shortage of praise and admiration this season following a string of fine performances for the Under-18s and Under-23s.

Recently, United chief Rangnick waxed lyrical about Garnacho's potential, saying: "He has been training with us [the first team] for the last two weeks