Rio Ferdinand has revealed the moment he realised Alejandro Garnacho was destined for the top.
The 18-year-old scored a dramatic winner against Fulham on Sunday, netting his first Premier League goal for the club in the process.
Garnacho was instrumental in United’s FA Youth Cup victory last season and has earned a first team promotion this term.
After scoring a sensational goal against Real Sociedad in the Europa League, Garnacho provided two assists in the Carabao Cup win against Aston Villa before his goal at Villa.
But Ferdinand says it was a moment in the warm-up before a win against Southampton in September that convinced him that Garnacho would go all the way.
‘I went and watched the Under-21s game the other day, got beat 2-0 by Monaco at Old Trafford, I was sat with John Murtough and Darren Fletcher talking about him,’ Ferdinand told the VIBE YouTube channel.
‘Fletch said what he loves about him is his arrogance, he’s got an arrogance about him which is just brilliant. There’s a certain type of arrogance you want in players and he has that.
‘And it threw me back to a game I did for BT at Southampton and he was on the bench. In the warm-up before the match, we were on the pitch and you always get a little look and eye contact with players and normally they gave you a little wave or a wink or whatever.
‘But my man [Garnacho] just looked me up and down like I was just any guy. He looked me up and down and then just jogged off. Either he has no history of the club, doesn’t care for it, or he’s looked at me and just thought, “Rio, you’re not on my level. I’m going way beyond anything you’ve ever done in the game”.
‘Those were the vibes I got off him. I looked at myself like, “What’s happened to me?” But I don’t mind that. I love young players, I love seeing young players with a little bit about them. I love it.’
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