Alejandro Garnacho criticized by Graeme Souness before Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool | OneFootball

Manchester United’s wretched first half of the season has left them languishing firmly in the bottom half of the table with fortunes not improving under new head coach Ruben Amorim.

The United players are struggling to adapt to the Portuguese coach’s methods and could find themselves facing a relegation battle if they continue to fail to get to grips with the new system.

Alejandro Garancho has particularly felt the force of the change in leadership with the young Argentine failing to start any of United’s last six fixtures.

Amorim dropped Garnacho from the squad completely for the Manchester Derby with his attitude in-and-around the training ground cited as the reason for his omission.

Liverpool legend Greame Souness is the latest to weigh in on Garnacho’s attitude in his column for The Daily Mail.

Upon hearing Garnacho is unhappy with Amorim for leaving him out of the line-up in recent weeks, Souness didn’t hold back in his assessment of the 20-year-old.

“I hear about Alejandro Garnacho being unhappy with the manager. Can someone remind me of just who he is?

“The last time I looked he was only a 20-year-old boy. One who is only one step up, on a ten-rung ladder. Who are you?” he wrote.

Souness admits Garnacho has potential but believes he must change his attitude on the pitch if he is to get anywhere near reaching the heights at United.

“He acts like a ‘wrong ‘un’ on the football pitch and, unless he changes, he’s got no chance of fulfilling what obvious potential he has.” said Souness.

The former midfielder continued by claiming young players are given “too much too soon” in the Premier League, which can lead them “getting into their armchair and never fulfilling their potential.”

Garnacho will hope to disprove Souness’ theory by getting back to his best in the coming weeks with United badly lacking a cutting edge in offensive areas.

The Argentine was often the shining light throughout a poor campaign last time out and does posses the ability to cause opposition defenders problems when on form.

There’s certainly no better place to get back on track for a United player than Anfield where the Old Trafford club possess a horrendous recent record.

Garnacho and his teammates are heavy underdogs to buck the trend of poor form on Merseyside but know that a result against the runaway league leaders would give the team a huge shot in the arm as they look to salvage something from a season that has been nothing short of a disaster up to now.

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