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Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho did not want to speak to Erik ten Hag in Twente draw, claims Ruud Gullit


Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho

Alejandro Garnacho came on just moments before Twente’s equaliser at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)

Dutch legend Ruud Gullit was less than impressed by Manchester United’s display against Twente and believes there was a moment in the 1-1 draw where Alejandro Garnacho just wanted Erik ten Hag to ‘leave him alone’.

Christian Eriksen went from hero to zero as the Red Devils dropped points to Ten Hag’s former club Twente in their Europa League opener at Old Trafford.

The 32-year-old midfielder produced a fine finish to break the deadlock in the 35th minute but undid his good work in the second half, clumsily losing possession in a dangerous position to gift Twente an equaliser through Sam Lammers.

Bruno Fernandes came close to finding the winner with a curling effort over the crossbar in the 81st minute before Kobbie Mainoo had a penalty shout waved away.

United will hope for a much-improved performance when they return to the Theatre of Dreams to entertain Tottenham in the Premier League in three days time.

The hosts rang the changes in the second half, with Garnacho the first to be introduced before Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund and Mainoo all entered the fray in search of a winner.

Ten Hag spoke at length with Garnacho on the touchline and according to Gullit, the Argentine simply wanted to be left alone as he got himself prepared and in the zone to replace Amad Diallo.

Ten Hag spoke at length with Garnacho before the winger’s introduction in the 67th minute (Picture: Ziggo Sport)

‘He wanted to have a meeting with Garnacho, but he didn’t feel like it at all,’ Gullit said on Dutch outlet Ziggo Sport.

‘Garnacho was preparing to come on and Ten Hag kept talking to him.

‘You can just see it when a player thinks: “Leave me alone, man!”.’

Gullit has critical of United’s display against their Dutch visitors (Picture: Ziggo Sport)

Gullit could understand Ten Hag’s desire to drill instructions into his players given their lacklustre performance against the Eredivisie outfit.

‘As a coach, you also see things happening that just don’t go well,’ the former Chelsea and Netherlands star added.

‘I also saw [Ruud] van Nistelrooy constantly in the picture. He wasn’t happy. Even Casemiro got involved.

‘You could see that things just weren’t going well.’

United were found wanting in a number of areas but their showing did not surprise Gullit considering their unconvincing start to the season.

‘Am I shocked by the football? No, because I see this every week,’ he continued.

‘I think Twente played sensibly.

‘You could see that they gained a bit more confidence after a cautious start to the match.

‘At some point you have to give them a little test and they did that well.’

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