Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he’s a fan of Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho.
The Blues journey to the Pink Devils on Wednesday with either side trying to breathe contemporary life into their flailing seasons. Pochettino’s Chelsea climbed again into the highest half of the Premier League with a battling win in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, whereas Erik ten Hag’s facet dropped to seventh a day earlier having misplaced to Newcastle United.
Forward of that journey to Outdated Trafford, Pochettino was requested for his ideas on compatriot Garnacho, who has damaged into the Argentina senior crew during the last 12 months.
“He’s an thrilling participant, younger and proficient,” Pochettino replied. “It isn’t shocking to us as a result of we knew about him when he was in Spain earlier than transferring to Manchester. It is good to see a younger participant being courageous and displaying the expertise that he’s displaying.
“He’s Argentinian and Spanish. He’s the alternative of me as a result of I’m Argentinian-Spanish; he’s Spanish-Argentinian.
“It is thrilling as a result of it is good to have these sort of gamers for the nationwide crew and I’m excited to see him on the pitch.”
Garnacho was born and raised in Spain however opted to symbolize Argentina, who he’s eligible to symbolize by way of his mom. He progressed by way of the youth ranks at Getafe and Atletico Madrid earlier than becoming a member of United in 2020.
Pochettino, in the meantime, holds Spanish citizenship having spent over a decade at Espanyol as a participant and supervisor, typically spending holidays again at his dwelling in Barcelona. His sons Sebastiano, who’s on Chelsea’s teaching employees, and Maurizio, who performs for Gimnastic Tarragona, had been born in Spain.
