Paul Scholes compared Alejandro Garnacho to a ‘young Cristiano Ronaldo’ after the 18-year-old starred on his full Manchester United debut in the Europa League win over Sheriff Tiraspol.
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United clinched a routine 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Thursday night thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Argentina U20 star Garnacho was handed his first senior start in the Europa League clash and grasped the opportunity with both hands to earn rave reviews from Scholes and fellow former United star Owen Hargreaves.
Scholes told BT Sport: ‘This crowd loves entertainment and this lad was really entertaining, almost like a young Cristiano.