Roy Keane criticizes Alejandro Garnacho for Manchester United fan altercation: ‘He needs to find another profession’

Roy Keane has criticized Alejandro Garnacho for his lack of celebration after scoring a goal in Manchester United's 3-0 victory against Leicester City.

Garnacho was involved in a brief altercation with a supporter before United’s 2-0 victory over PAOK in the Europa League last week, with the fan telling the Argentina international that he should ‘pass better’ and ‘work on his first touch’.

The United winger continued signing autographs for other fans before he glanced back in the supporter’s direction and said: ‘Why are you not playing, man?’

Garnacho scored United’s third in their victory over Leicester City last Sunday but opted for a muted celebration in front of fans at Old Trafford.

Former United captain Keane believes Garnacho should have put the incident with the supporter aside and feels the 20-year-old should ‘get a job somewhere else’ if he does not want to celebrate with fans.

‘Can I tell you something, whatever about this game and we know these younger players suffered but if you can’t celebrate a goal there’s something drastically wrong with this game,’ Keane said on The Overlap’s ‘Stick to Football’.

‘Whatever is going on off the pitch for any player, it could be family stuff, when you score a goal, you work all week, you’re playing the game to score a goal. But no criticism should ever affect you celebrating a goal.

‘Famous last words, ‘I’m different’. When you score a goal there should be nothing else on your mind. They’re playing a game to score goals, they’ve got fans who have travelled and paid fortunes to get there, and he’s on about, ‘someone’s had a go at me’. People have travelled, you’ve scored a brilliant goal and enjoy it, get upset with people, and he can make his point on social media.

‘Celebrate a goal, that’s what fans travel for. People make sacrifices to travel to watch Man United, he scores a brilliant goal, United are having a tough time and if a young player can’t enjoy scoring a goal for Man United do you know what he should do? Get a job somewhere else. If he’s working in a factory somebody would be giving him stick in the factory.

‘There are idiots everywhere but my point is, when you score a goal, that’s gone. If he’s going to be upset with that – get a different job.

‘Why do they get worried about a guy on social media? What happens, they have a go at a player with their phones ready so you have a go back. Idiots, honestly.’

Speaking about Garnacho’s refusal to celebrate, United captain Bruno Fernandes said: ‘Garnacho scored a banger but didn’t celebrate like he should because he thinks he has lost faith from some fans. I told him people will always moan but lots of people like you and enjoy what you do.

‘I told him to celebrate, it was something special. He is a special player, we have difference makers.

‘They are the ones who win us games. We want them to score every game but that isn’t going to happen.’

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