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Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho brought out Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic celebration from the Champions League 2016-17 semi-final after scoring against West Ham Unit ed in the Premier League. Playing at Old Trafford, Rasmus Hojlund gave Man United a 1-0 lead with a thunderous right-footed strike at the 23-minute mark.
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Then in the second half, Manchester United continued building pressure and found an opening after Bruno Fernandes found the young Argentine on the right flank. Garnacho, here, cut onto his left foot in the box and shot goalwards. The ball took a massive Aguerd and gave Fabianski no chance as the nick took it into the back of the net and doubled United's lead.
Garnacho celebrates like Ronaldo after scoring against WHU
Celebrating this goal, Alejandro Garnacho rushed towards the crowd and sat on the barricade that separates the audience and the pitch at the 49th-minute mark. Soon Hojlund and fellow Carrington graduate Kobbie Mainoo joined in the festivities.
Garnacho, a massive Cristiano Ronaldo fan, emulated his idol who performed a similar celebration after scoring a hattrick against Atletico Madrid in the UCL semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Garnacho brought the celebration again when scored his second goal against West Ham in the 84th minute.
I would do like Messi: D i Maria on Garnacho celebrating like CR7
Recently, Former Real Madrid star Angel di Maria 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.”
