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Argentina forward Angel di Maria doesn't want his young international teammate and Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho to celebrate like footballing great Cristiano Ronaldo. The young Red Devil has publicly expressed his adoration towards the Portuguese star and has even emulated CR7's celebrations.
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But these celebrations aren't appreciated by many in the Argentine national team as the majority of the players are on the side of their countryman Lionel Messi in the much-discussed Ronaldo vs Messi debate. A similar reaction came from Leandro Paredes, who revealed that the Albiceleste teammates would tease him for being a Ronaldo fan.
I wouldn’t do is celebrate Cristiano: Angel di Maria
Coming back to Angel di Maria, the former Real Madrid star expressed that he doesn't like when Alejandro Garnacho celebrates like Ronaldo. Rather, Di Maria wants the young winger to celebrate like Lionel Messi. Speaking to Argentine newspaper Ole, he said, “The only thing I wouldn’t do is celebrate Cristiano. I would score the goal and I would do like Messi does. I’ll stick with that.”
There’s a reason he’s playing for Manchester United: Angel di Maria
Further in his chat with Ole, Angel di Maria praised Alejandro Garnacho for his speed and ability before expressing that the youngster has a bright future. Di Maria said, “He is a very fast player, he has incredible ability. He is going to gain it with experience and coming to the National Team, it is a place where you learn a lot and continue to improve. It helped me a lot to grow technically in every way, it is spectacular. ”
“I think he will grow with experience as well. When I was young I wanted to make the play 30 times in the game. Over the years you realize that if you do it 10, but you do it better, it’s worth it. He has a lot of future, a very big future. It depends on him, on his head, to be able to handle it. I don’t have much to say, there’s a reason he’s playing for Manchester United.”
