How Alejandro Garnacho’s departure from Manchester United was death by a thousand cuts

Argentina winger’s turbulent nine months under Ruben Amorim deteriorated quickly and several incidents made their relationship untenable

Alejandro Garnacho will be back at Old Trafford with Chelsea (Adam Davy/PA)

Ruben Amorim’s fractious tenure at Manchester United had barely started when the relationship with Alejandro Garnacho started to strain. In sub-zero temperatures in Plzen, the home of Pilsner beer, Garnacho was preparing to come off the bench to help rescue a Europa League tie.

In the frantic activity of getting on late substitutes and liaising with the fourth official, Manuel Ugarte was also trying to get his sock-ties sorted, while Garnacho was mentally getting in the zone for the last nin

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