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- He could still leave the club this month as Napoli show interest in him
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Rubén Amorim gesticulated wildly at Alejandro Garnacho at the beginning of this game, telling him to come off the left wing and go back inside.
Garnacho had approached the touchline, as he usually did with Erik ten Hag. But the demands are different now.
If the Argentine wants to be part of this team in the future (and that remains in doubt amid interest from Napoli this month), he has been told he must adapt to survive.
“He’s talented,” Amorim said this week of the 20-year-old. “He needs to learn to play in a different position. He needs to play better inside.
“He gets a lot better in the recovery position when he doesn’t have the ball. But by doing that, sometimes he’s not in the right place to make transitions like he was in the past.
“He’s finding the best way to play in this system.” “He’s getting better during training and I think it’s changed the way he sees himself.”
Alejandro Garnacho has been told that he must adapt if he wants to have a future at Man United

Ruben Amorim was seen barking instructions to stay inside Thursday night.

Garnacho missed a glorious opportunity in the first half, but showed glimpses of why he is so highly valued.
So here was Garnacho trying it. Trying to adapt. You constantly look to your boss for guidance and then for comfort. Try to stay in the center and try to be the number 10 that Amorim longs for.
And how his eyes, and those of his coach, lit up when he found himself unmarked in the penalty area midway through the first half when Rasmus Hojlund returned the ball to him.
Only Garnacho took advantage of it and drilled it wide. His manager turned around in disbelief with his hands pressed to his head. ‘What the fuck was that?’ The Southampton fans jeered.
Perhaps it was this type of mistake that former United midfielder Paul Scholes had in mind before the match when he said: “United can probably be better than Garnacho.”
“Although he is young, he is sometimes sloppy in his technique and his decision making is sometimes really poor.”
Garnacho continued demanding the ball and in the second half he put it on a plate for Antony to finish from two meters, but the Brazilian missed.
United sources remained tight-lipped on Thursday night about Napoli’s interest in Garnacho amid rumors of a fresh attempt to sign him this month.

Paul Scholes called Garnacho “scruffy” before Thursday’s game

However, Garnacho had his moments against Southampton and set up Antony for a great chance, only for the Brazilian to somehow miss from two yards.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (pictured) will join PSG from Napoli, and the Italian club may still have to step up their efforts to bring in Garnacho as a replacement.
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The Italians are willing to sell their star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain and coach Antonio Conte wants Garnacho as the next jewel in Napoli’s crown.
In the era of profit and sustainability rules, and with a grumpy-looking Sir Jim Ratcliffe looking on here, Garnacho represents a player with real value and “pure profit” as a product of the academy.
If Napoli or another team meets United’s asking price, his time with Amorim would be short-lived.
But Amorim has urged Garnacho to accept the challenge of changing his game and the youngster rose to it against Southampton, even if old habits die hard.