Carabao Cup: Man Utd 4-2 Aston Villa: Hosts earn win after frantic second half

Bruno Fernandes' deflected onslaught enactment Manchester United up for the archetypal clip successful the game

Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag has warned Alejandro Garnacho helium needs to marque definite his cognition and manner are close if helium wants to marque a sustained interaction astatine Old Trafford.

Villa led doubly done Ollie Watkins and a Diogo Dalot ain extremity successful a thrilling 2nd fractional that followed a hopeless first.

But they had nary reply to Garnacho's nonstop moving arsenic the Argentina wide-man became the youngest United subordinate to assertion 2 assists successful a crippled arsenic helium created goals for Bruno Fernandes and past Scott McTominay, with a superb agelong walk into the bosom of the visitors' box.

That affirmative publication is successful stark opposition to his acquisition connected United's pre-season circuit of Thailand and Australia, erstwhile helium was prevented from playing successful matches arsenic a disciplinary measurement aft doubly turning up precocious for squad meetings.

And, portion Ten Hag praised Garnacho for his show against Villa, the Dutchman's words came with a wide warning.

"It depends connected his approach, connected his attitude," said Ten Hag. "If helium keeps his cognition and wants to amended each time and erstwhile helium is doing the close things successful his lifestyle, it is possible.

"You tin spot helium has capabilities and tin lend to attacking football. Also helium has something, helium tin interruption unfastened a compact defending line.

"All teams that privation to attack, that privation to play successful opponents' half, they request players similar that. He tin outplay them and besides successful the last decisions helium tin bash the close things."

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Garnacho the prima connected frantic nighttime astatine Old Trafford

Alejandro Garnacho replaced Anthony Martial with 28 minutes to go

The quality betwixt the archetypal fractional and the 2nd could not person been much pronounced.

While the highlights of a tepid opening play were a needless yellowish paper for a clumsy tackle by Harry Maguire connected Ollie Watkins and 2 speculative set-pieces by Douglas Luiz and Fernandes, the enactment aft the interruption was electric.

It took Villa conscionable 3 minutes to instrumentality the pb arsenic Watkins finished superbly past Martin Dubravka aft being sent wide by Jacob Ramsey.

The fume from a flare acceptable disconnected successful solemnisation of Villa's opener had not adjacent begun to wide by the clip Fernandes crossed for Anthony Martial to equalise a infinitesimal later.

When Dalot turned Leon Bailey's header into his ain net, caller Villa brag Unai Emery indispensable person thought helium was going to commencement his reign with successive victories.

He reckoned without Garnacho. The youngster was progressive successful the equaliser arsenic Ashley Young stretched to forestall him getting to the shot and inadvertently acceptable up Rashford, who steadied himself earlier applying a good finish.

The champion was yet to come, though.

It seems specified a daunting comparison, but those who were determination erstwhile Cristiano Ronaldo took Bolton isolated connected the aforesaid wing, successful the aforesaid country of the tract 19 years ago, could not flight the feeling they were watching thing akin again.

That the brace should present beryllium team-mates seems bizarre.

But, arsenic Ronaldo's power is without question opening to wane, Garnacho's vocation is each successful beforehand of him.