Alejandro Garnacho supported by Manchester United team-mates amid Marcus Rashford controversy

Manchester United news as a number of Alejandro Garnacho’s teammates react to the winger’s social media antics

Alejandro Garnacho’s latest social media activity has placed further uncertainty over his future at Manchester United after he posted an image of him wearing an Aston Villa kit.

Garnacho posted a series of pictures from his summer holiday in Ibiza on Sunday evening. One of the pictures included him wearing a Villa home shirt with ‘Rashford 9’ on the back.

Rashford spent the second half of last season on loan at Villa Park after being shunned out by Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old scored four goals and six assists in 17 appearances for Villa and is expected to leave United this summer.

Garnacho’s message of support to Rashford was met with a heart-warming comment on Instagram. Rashford wrote: “My brother *red love heart emoji*,” in the comments, despite supposed fragilities in the pair’s relationship.

Both players are anticipated to leave United this summer after falling out of place under Amorim. Rashford is said to want a move to Barcelona while Garnacho is the subject of interest from Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Garnacho has been heavily criticised for his post on social media by supporters and individuals in the football world. However, the post, which also included images of him on a yacht and in a swimming pool, was liked by a number of current United teammates.

Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund, Andre Onana, Patrick Dorgu, Chido Obi, Joshua Zirkzee, Antony and Ethan Wheatley were all among the 700,000+ likes on the post. Former United stars like Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alvaro Carreras, Robin van Persie, Donny van de Beek and Facundo Pellistri all liked the post.

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