A Manchester United manager made his feelings clear to Alejandro Garnacho
Alejandro Garnacho stands with his hands on his hips
Alejandro Garnacho has been on the move again, just a year after leaving Manchester United(Image: Getty Images)
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Alejandro Garnacho's nomadic career has now taken him to Aston Villa - just over a year after being on the receiving end of a brutal putdown at Manchester United.
Garnacho has completed a season-long loan move to Villa from Chelsea. The 22-year-old was told he was free to leave Stamford after an underwhelming season following his move from United.
It looks like a huge gamble from Unai Emery, who has seen Morgan Rogers leave for Chelsea for £117million. Garnacho had a tetchy relationship with Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. The latter reportedly became so exasperated with the Argentine that he told him he was leaving the club in front of his team-mates.
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Ahead of the final league game of the season - before Garnacho's outburst about being left on the bench for the Europa League final - Amorim reportedly told him during a training session: "You better hope you have a good agent this summer."
By that point, the dye had already been cast on his United career, with Garnacho angling for a move away from the club. The relationship between head coach and player then soured further when Garnacho spoke to the media after the loss to Spurs in Bilbao, saying: "Our season was s***.
"We didn't beat anyone in the league. We lacked a lot of things. When you don't score goals, you always need more.
Alejandro Garnacho receiving instructions from Ruben Amorim
Garnacho and Ruben Amorim didn't see eye to eye(Image: Getty)
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"Until we reached the final, I played every round. And I played 20 minutes today. I don’t know. I'm going to try to enjoy the summer and see what happens next."
He then sealed a £40m move to Chelsea, where he scored eight goals in 43 appearances in all competitions last season, but never endeared himself to the club. He is now looking to recapture his form from his early days at Old Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho of Aston Villa poses for a picture with Unai Emery
Unai Emery is the latest manager who will attempt to get the best out of Garnacho(Image: Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)
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Garnacho brought up his time at United after sealing his move to Villa, saying: "I was looking for a club to get confidence at and to try to be the player I was in my first years at Manchester United. I spoke with the manager and I think he will give me the confidence to be here and to help the team.
He added: "I saw the Europa League last season and now we're joining the Champions League. It's important to be a part of this. I spoke with Unai before I came here and he gave me confidence. That's why I'm here.
"It's important to play in European competitions. The Champions League is the best one, so we're going to play in that this season. I'm really happy about that and hopefully we can do something important."