- Former Manchester United star calls out Alejandro Garnacho
- Claims the Argentine was ‘standoffish’
- What he was like inside the dressing room
Nicky Butt has come out and slammed former Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho for his ‘terrible attitude’, insisting the club did the right thing by ‘selling him.’
United and Garnacho recently came face-to-face for the second time, as the Red Devils travelled to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in the Premier League.
The Reds ran out 1-0 winners—courtesy of a Matheus Cunha strike—securing their first victory at the Bridge since 2020, and their first league double over the Blues in that time.
Garnacho’s performance on the night did not go down well with either set of fans. While the Argentine warmed up on the touchline, United supporters belted out a rendition of “Who’s that t*** from Argentina.”
A little under a year ago, those same fans would have been chanting his “Viva Garnacho.”
Butt and Scholes on Garnacho ‘Disrespect’
Butt and fellow club legend Paul Scholes discussed Garnacho and the manner of his exit from Old Trafford. The former gave an insight into the youngster’s personality while speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football:
“He had a high opinion of himself… I just thought he had this edge about him, and what happened then when he went into Man United’s first team, he got above his station way too quick.”
He added:
“The best thing, for me, that Man United did was sell him. His attitude for me was a disgrace when he was at Man United.”
Butt then went on to say that Luke Shaw’s most recent Instagram post, which saw the left-back and multiple former teammates of Garnacho mock the winger, is simply what happens.
“If you leave and completely disrespect your teammates and the football club…”
Scholes then gave his two cents on the situation, claiming if he had “come into our team [under Ferguson] it [would] have been a different story. He might still be there, he might be flying now.”
But Butt, as pragmatic as ever, vehemently disagreed with Scholes. “He would have been taken out every single day in training,” Butt retorted, “he would have been put in his place very quickly with the likes of the players that we got brought up with.
“I think it is a bit of a failure within the squad at the time, I’m sure they tried.
“Garnacho had that mentality of a South American, and that is his biggest strength. He’s got massive, massive belief in himself. And that’s why every now and again he will do something unbelievable.
“You hope though, he’s a young kid who has made a few mistakes and he’ll learn, and in two years time he’ll go ‘massive f*** up that.'”
Garnacho’s Steady Downfall
Once the crown jewel of the United side, Garnacho’s downfall has seen him plummet from stardom into a strange footballing limbo. Whilst many of the Old Trafford faithful welcomed his departure, there is an unmistakable sense of regret in how it has unravelled.
Garnacho’s stock reached its peak with his audacious overhead kick against Everton in 2023—later crowned the 2024 Puskas Award winner—and his opening goal against City in the 2024 FA Cup final.
By all accounts, the Argentine looked destined to etch his name into the fabric of the club. Instead, he forced an exit, joined a fierce rival, and now finds himself detested by both sets of supporters.
Chelsea are reportedly already open to selling Garnacho just months after his £40 million move from United. Once the pride of Manchester, he now cuts the figure of a gifted outcast—his attitude casting a long shadow, and leaving clubs to keep their distance.
