Ruben Amorim has admitted Alejandro Garnacho appears to be “upset” over his omission from the Manchester United squad that beat Manchester City.
Garnacho was left at home for the derby victory alongside Marcus Rashford, who has since gone public with his desire to seek “a new challenge“.
Rashford is understood to remain out of the squad that has travelled to face Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, but Garnacho has been included after Amorim was impressed by the winger’s initial response to being dropped.
“Really good. Trained really well,” Amorim said. “He seems a little bit upset with me and that is perfect.
“I was really, really happy because I would do the same and he is ready for this game. So we’ll see in the end of this training.”
Revolving around Garnacho have been accusations of involvement in leaking team news, which reached new heights when the entire United starting lineup for the derby appeared online 24 hours in advance. His brother has laughed off all allegations on social media.
Asked what he plans to do to deal with the leaks going forwards, Amorim bluntly responded: “Nothing, and nowadays, all the coaches know about [United’s tactics] because I explain a lot of things about the team – the way we play, how I want to play, the positioning…
“But I say that because I understand that the coaches have that information, just from seeing, one time, Manchester United play. So I’m not really worried about that. And I also cannot control that. So I will do the same things. I prepare the same for games because for me, it’s more important for my players to go to the game with a clear idea of what and how to do it, than try to hide something to protect the leaking of the starting 11. That is not my focus. I’m not really worried about that.”