Ian Wright warns Man Utd star Alejandro Garnacho about some problems plaguing winger Anthony
Man United’s young winger Alejandro Garnacho enjoyed a brilliant second half on Sunday as the Reds beat West Ham 3-0
Alejandro Garnacho and Antony embrace after Manchester United’s victory over West Ham
Alejandro Garnacho and Antony embrace after Manchester United’s victory over West Ham
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has warned Alejandro Garnacho he needs to vary his game to avoid becoming predictable.
The 19-year-old is enjoying his best season to date at Old Trafford having become a regular for Erik ten Hag. So far this campaign, Garnacho has notched seven goals and two assists for the Reds but four of those have come in his last five Premier League games.
In the second half against West Ham at the weekend, Garnacho caused David Moyes’ side plenty of problems as the forward bagged a brace to seal a comfortable victory. However, in his post-match analysis, Wright told Premier League Productions he was concerned United’s hot prospect could become easy for Premier League defenders to face.
Wright explained: “A lot of people saying about his impact when he [Garnacho] does come off, but I do find that when he is playing, then he does the same thing all the time. He is trying to take people on. He is having shots when sometimes I think he could pass it.
“But, in this instance, West Ham, they have given Man United so much time and so much space. So many mistakes.
“Maybe he should show him down the line. When he does come back, then you have to defend that and wipe that shot off.
“He then gets his deflection and he has got his bit of luck. At the same time, they made it quite easy for him.”
While Wright felt West Ham could have defended against Garnacho better, he still feels the teenager is a promising player for United. He added: “In respect of Garnacho, he is somebody that is highly confident, great pace and an eye for goal.
“With the structure of Man United now, they look like quite a dangerous prospect.” Last January, Gary Neville spotted a flaw in Antony’s game which was preventing him from going to the next level at Old Trafford.
He explained: “I’ve been thinking a lot about Antony in the last few days. He needs to develop that (Riyad) Mahrez side of things to be able to go both ways.
“At the moment he’s still a little bit predictable in trying to always force it onto his left foot.” Unfortunately, Antony has yet to rectify this area of his game and is still waiting to grab his first goal or assist in the Premier League this season.
Manchester United have been handed an injury boost on Lisandro Martinez following his setback against West Ham United.
Man Utd handed injury boost on key defender
Lisandro Martinez news
Martinez could return by April
The Argentine injured his knee during the 3-0 win over the Hammers and he was substituted midway through the second half.
Erik ten Hag said that the injury did not look good but reports now claim that Martinez does not require any kind of surgery.
Hence, he is anticipated to return by the beginning of April and won’t be ruled out for the remainder of the current campaign.
The news is a boost for the Red Devils, who are determined to finish in the Champions League places come the end of May.
They are currently eight points behind the top four and face a must-win game against Aston Villa on the road this weekend.
A defeat would increase the deficit to the top four to 11 points, thereby reducing the club’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League next term.
Manchester United have been handed an injury boost on Lisandro Martinez following his setback against West Ham United.
Man Utd handed injury boost on key defender
Lisandro Martinez news
Martinez could return by April
The Argentine injured his knee during the 3-0 win over the Hammers and he was substituted midway through the second half.
Erik ten Hag said that the injury did not look good but reports now claim that Martinez does not require any kind of surgery.
Hence, he is anticipated to return by the beginning of April and won’t be ruled out for the remainder of the current campaign.
The news is a boost for the Red Devils, who are determined to finish in the Champions League places come the end of May.
They are currently eight points behind the top four and face a must-win game against Aston Villa on the road this weekend.
A defeat would increase the deficit to the top four to 11 points, thereby reducing the club’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League next term.
Robin van Persie explains why he quit Arsenal for Manchester United
Robin van Persie explains why he quit Arsenal for Manchester United
Former Premier League striker Robin van Persie has opened up on his decision to leave Arsenal and join rivals Manchester United. The Dutchman threw away his legacy at the Emirates when he switched the Gunners for Old Trafford back in 2012.
After eight years at Arsenal, where he also served as the skipper for a while, Van Persie left for Manchester United in 2012 in a deal worth reported £24 million. The Dutchman made an immediate impact at Old Trafford, scoring 30 goals and providing 15 assists in 48 games in the 2012-13 season.
RVP won the Golden Boot in the Premier League for scoring 26 goals in 38 games. He registered 15 assists as well in the league and helped United canter to the league title, winning it by a margin of nine points.
Now, the former Netherlands striker has opened up on why he decided to call it time at the Emirates and join Sir Alex Ferguson’s side. The 102-time capped former Dutch international claimed that he was not offered a new deal by the Gunners.
Speaking on The High Performance Podcast, Van Persie said, as quoted by The Daily Star:
“But I can promise you on my kids if someone comes with proof that Arsenal offered me a deal, I will give you a million [pounds] now, today. It was Arsenal’s decision not to offer me a deal and that is up to them. After many conversations, it became clear that we had different ideas about the club.”
The Feyenoord youth team manager added:
“I had seven points where I thought Arsenal could improve and in my opinion those seven points they should start dealing with them straight away to be able to compete with the best teams. It doesn’t really matter what points they are, what matters is that Ivan [Gazidis] decided that he didn’t agree with one single point of those seven points – which is fair enough.”
Van Persie also insisted that he is happy that he joined Manchester United and said:
“So taking that information on board, Arsenal doesn’t offer me a deal, they didn’t agree with my views – which were only to help, honest views of how the club should move forward – that is a very clear message. For me it is not an issue anymore, that’s life.”
He added:
“That’s life at the top clubs, businesses make decisions and players as well in this case do as well. I’m perfectly happy with how it ended up, I went to United, we won the league, so it’s perfectly fine for me.”
Van Persie scored 132 goals and provided 58 assists in 278 games for Arsenal while scoring 58 goals and producing 21 assists in 105 games for Manchester United. He won two trophies at both clubs and was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year once.
Manchester United legend Gary Neville questions Arsenal’s title credentials
Manchester United legend and television pundit Gary Neville has remarked that Arsenal might miss out on the Premier League title once again this season. Mikel Arteta’s side beat league leaders Liverpool 3-1 at the Emirates on Sunday, February 4 but Neville is unsure whether they can go all the way or not.
Nevile claimed that Arsenal are a brilliant team but are not ruthless in front of goal which could let them down. Speaking on Sky Sports after the Arsenal vs Liverpool game, Neville opined:
“I think Arsenal actually when I watched them are a better team than Liverpool. But I think Liverpool are more ruthless team. They’re more ruthless in the final third. And I think that could just cost them at the end.”
He added:
“I mean, at the start of the season said I thought Arsenal would win the league but still there’s so many signs today of Arsenal not having that killer instinct in the final part of the pitch that I think at some point in the last part of this season is going to hurt them.”
The former Manchester United defender concluded:
“So for me, they’re a really well coached team, their system is good, that way of playing is good, but just that really important last bit, they’ve got Jota, they’ve got Salah, they’ve got Gakpo, they’ve got Diaz, they’ve got so much threat Liverpool.”
Despite their loss, Liverpool remain top of the table with a two-point lead over Mikel Arteta’s side as well as Manchester City, with the latter playing one game less.
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