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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is quickly assembling a team to be reckoned with.
The Red Devils’ recruitment this summer has done a great job of signing the incredibly impressive player that is Matthijs de Ligt and the generational talent of Leny Yoro.
However, ten Hag has also done an amazing job of fostering the existing talent to harness the potential of graduates Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho.
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Now, the United manager has come out and tipped one of his young stars to be a world-class player.
Erik ten Hag praises one of his graduates
The man in question is Argentine winger, Alejandro Garnacho.
Speaking to The Independent, ten Hag was asked what Garnacho would need to to get to the next level and show he’s a world-class player. Responding to this, the manager said: “Ah, you are going very quickly. World-class player, then he has to go a long way.”
He continued: “He has high potential, 100 per cent. He showed last season he can contribute, he can be a starting XI player. But to make the jump to become a world-class player, a long way to go and it starts with very hard work.
“That brought him where he is now and that will bring him to that world-class player because – and that is where I agree – he has the potential (to become). I agree we need but I think every club in the top needs players with, let’s say, the X factor,
“We already have seen on occasions that he has shows this X factor, but also others in our squad already have shown it. So, if you want to be that player where your colleague is talking about ‘world class’ then you have to do it consistently.”
After the 1-0 win against Fulham where Garnacho came of the bench to grab an assist, the winger has been attending the NAS Elite Sports Performance Centre in Manchester in order to improve his performance.
His tenacity to improve is certainly going to take the 20-year-old far, with the Argentine fighting for his first start of the season this Saturday against Brighton.
When discussing the competition for a place in the squad and that some top quality players may not make he squad, ten Hag said: “Exactly. You have to accept.”
He continued: “It is not only about the starters, it’s also about the finishers. So, I was very pleased last week that two players are coming on, Zirkzee and Garnacho, and making the difference – one gave the assist, the other makes the goal.
“That is what we need throughout the whole season. You don’t win with 11 players. In games but also between games, you need more than 11 players to win the football games.”
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