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I play 20 minutes : Garnacho puts Man Utd future in doubt

Bilbao (Spain), May 22 (UNI) Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has put his future at the club in doubt by questioning Ruben Amorim's decision to play him for "20 minutes" in the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham.
Brennan Johnson's first-half goal ended Spurs' 17-year trophy drought and with it ensured United would be without European football next season.
Garnacho, 20, was benched in favour of Mason Mount in Bilbao and only replaced the England midfielder with 19 minutes remaining of normal time.
The Argentina winger, who was linked with Chelsea and Napoli in January, was critical of Amorim's decision to hand him a limited role in the final, the BBC reported.
"Up until the final I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don't know," said Garnacho.
"The final will influence my decision but the whole season, the situation of the club. I'm going to try to enjoy the summer and see what happens afterwards."
Garnacho posted an image on his social media six hours before kick-off upon learning that he was starting on the bench, depicting him celebrating in the 2024 FA Cup final and 2024 Community Shield.
Roberto Garnacho, his brother, posted on his Instagram account that the winger had been "thrown under the bus".
"Working as no-one else, helping every round, coming from two goals in the last two finals, just to be on the pitch for 19 mins and get thrown under the bus," wrote Roberto Garnacho.
The post followed Amorim's post-match comments, in which the Portuguese head coach referred to
a miss by Garnacho in the semi-final second leg against Athletic Bilbao.
Asked if he should have brought Garnacho on earlier, Amorim said: "How many times have we had this conversation, and it was the opposite? Some players come in, like Mason Mount, against Bilbao and changed the game.
"So now it is easy to say. Who missed the big opportunity in the first half against Bilbao? Yeah [Garnacho]. Of course, now it is easy for us to talk about a lot of views."
Garnacho apologised to then United manager Erik ten Hag last season after 'liking' social media posts criticising the Dutchman following a Premier League defeat by Bournemouth.
The winger, along with team-mate Marcus Rashford, was dropped for December's visit to Manchester City which Amorim said was down to "training performances, game performances and engagement with team-mates".
In February, Amorim said Garnacho had apologised to the rest of the squad for walking down the tunnel after being substituted against Ipswich.
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