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Alejandro Garnacho's days at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim look numbered following his display against Nottingham Forest.
Alejandro Garnacho’s frustration at the City Ground was impossible to ignore.
As has been the case since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at the club, the 20-year-old winger spent the afternoon trying to fit into a system system that seems to demand more than his instincts naturally offer.
As Nottingham Forest sealed their 1-0 victory, Garnacho lay flat on his back, physically drained and mentally exhausted.
Here are five reasons why Garnacho’s long-term future at United under the Portuguese coach looks uncertain.
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The system inhibits his natural game
Garnacho thrives when he’s given space to attack defenders one-on-one, but Amorim’s system forces him into narrower positions where his usual explosiveness is restricted.
The shift to playing as a left No. 10 was meant to give him more freedom to cut inside, yet it has only made his role more complex.
At Forest, he found himself battling positional constraints rather than opposition defenders, leading to moments of visible frustration—like his yellow card for booting the ball into the advertising boards.
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As a wing back, it would only inhibit him further, considering he would be required to bomb up and down the pitch at every opportunity, and defending is not particularly his strongest attribute.
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Average end product
Despite taking six shots against Nottingham Forest, none of Garnacho’s efforts seriously tested Forest goalkeeper Mats Sels.
His expected goals (xG) tally for those six shots was just 0.19, a stark contrast to Harry Maguire’s 0.59 from just eight minutes on the pitch as a makeshift forward.
Disconnect with teammates
United’s left flank against Forest often looked like a collection of individual pieces rather than a functioning unit. Garnacho and Patrick Dorgu, in particular, appeared to be on completely different wavelengths, with moves breaking down due to poor coordination.
Amorim even switched Leny Yoro to left-sided centre-back at halftime to try and improve their link-up play. If Garnacho can’t build chemistry with those around him, his position in the starting XI becomes even more tenuous.
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Garnacho’s questionable decision making
One of Amorim’s biggest criticisms of Garnacho has been his decision-making in the final third. Against Forest, this issue reared its head again.
There were key moments where a pass was the better option, yet Garnacho opted to shoot. His 68 shots this season rank 11th in the Premier League, yet he’s only found the net four times—joint 61st in the league.
That kind of inefficiency doesn’t fit into a coach’s long-term vision, especially one as methodical as Amorim.
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The Anthony Elanga parallel
If Garnacho needed a reminder of what a player can become with the right system, he only had to look across the pitch at Anthony Elanga.
The former United winger, now thriving at Forest, burst past three United players—including Garnacho himself—to score the winning goal.
Elanga has benefited from a clear tactical role that maximises his strengths, something Garnacho isn’t enjoying at United.
Elanga’s success could be down to playing away from the pressures of Old Trafford—an ominous sign for Garnacho’s future.
Manchester United’s 24 shots against Forest marked their highest tally in an away Premier League game without scoring since 2003-04.
It’s a statistic that speaks volumes about wasted opportunities, but also about a player like Garnacho struggling to translate effort into tangible results. For all his undeniable talent, the question remains: is he a long-term piece in Amorim’s puzzle, or just a short-lived experiment?
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