“Who are you?!” – Graeme Souness lashes out on young Man Utd star who depicts the club’s woes | OneFootball

Graeme Souness has a go at Alejandro Garnacho whom he considers emblematic of the grave Manchester United issues.

The Liverpool legend once again tackled the disastrous situation haunting the Red Devils, but defends their new manager Ruben Amorim who walked himself into a ‘vipers’ nest’, as the 71-year-old puts it.

“I feel sorry for the manager Ruben Amorim because I firmly believe he has walked into a vipers’ nest. And it will need everyone from the very, very top of the club and every supporter that walks through the gates at Old Trafford to believe in him for him to succeed,” wrote the 71-year-old in his Daily Mail column.

“He has talked this week of relegation and the club needing a shock, all against a backdrop of certain players going through the motions in training and disrespecting the manager. From timekeeping to attitude to every part of your training regime, like when you play in small-sided practice games, you try to replicate match days and play with intensity. It’s not like a switch you can flick on when it suits.”

Souness then started pointing the finger at certain individuals. After bashing club captain Bruno Fernandes last week, the Scotsman identified Garnacho as another Man Utd star in need of a reality check.

Graeme Souness chastises Man United stars’ attitude, especially Alejandro Garnacho

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The young Argentine might be one of the most skilful young players at the club, but the former Rangers and Newcastle United manager insists he hasn’t done anything yet to warrant the type of treatment he’s requesting, so he invites him to adopt a humbler approach and work hard before he ends up wasting his massive talent.

“I spoke last week about the example Bruno Fernandes sets and I hear about Alejandro Garnacho being unhappy with the manager. Can someone remind me of just who he is? The last time I looked he was only a 20-year-old boy. One who is only one step up, on a ten-rung ladder. Who are you? He acts like a ‘wrong ‘un’ on the football pitch and, unless he changes, he’s got no chance of fulfilling what obvious potential he has.

“Going back to my generation and before, Manchester United have always had a problem in keeping players grounded.

“Then it was always about ‘who’s the next George Best, the next Denis Law or the next Bobby Charlton…’ There have been good players but whether it is the weight of the jersey, or the adulation they receive too early, it didn’t happen for them.”

The former Liverpool captain feels Man United are in dire need of leaders in the locker room, while berating the attitude of the current generation.

“Where are the senior figures here? Fernandes? Is that the best you can do?

“United supporters will remember Sir Alex Ferguson calling Paul Scholes out of retirement at 37, and keeping Gary Neville around the place past his sell-by date, simply because they were two fantastic types that would have trained every day like it was the last session they ever had. What an example to have for young players making their way in the game.

“For too long, the current United players have accepted mediocrity. You can sense it’s a dressing room where individuals go ‘It’s not my fault.”