Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, during the Red vs. Blue battle at Stamford Bridge, covered his mouth and chatted happily with opposing midfielder Cole Palmer. Some speculate the discussion might be about rumors of Palmer joining the Red Devils, with legend Ryan Giggs supporting his old club signing him to replace Bruno Fernandes. However, "Fat Tiger" and Palmer have another common topic: Garnacho!

In November 2024, during a Manchester United home match against Chelsea, Garnacho, still a Red Devils player, was blocked in a forward breakthrough, the ball was stolen, Pedro Neto carried the ball swiftly forward, and Casemiro had to chase long-distance, fouling him near midfield. After standing up, the Brazilian iron waist was furious, condemning Garnacho's attitude of not defending.
And at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Palmer also erupted in anger over Garnacho's defense. The Argentine winger was easily bypassed by B. Fernandes who then crossed for an assist. It should be noted that although B. Fernandes has many assists, his dribbling and breakthroughs are as rare as Beckham's. Statistics show that B. Fernandes averages only 0.5 breakthroughs per game in the Premier League, less than center-back Lisandro Martínez (0.7 times).
Garnacho's former Manchester United teammates are clearly not friendly towards him, using various ways to make him fall on the field. In Garnacho's final moments at Manchester United, he repeatedly conflicted with the club and head coach, especially clashing with former manager Rúben Amorim, leading to his public expulsion.
Former Red Devils youth director Nicky Butt revealed that Garnacho's attitude from the moment he joined the club was a disgrace. Butt believes that after Garnacho moved to the first team, someone should have made him more humble, but Manchester United failed to do so.

Butt explained: "Garnacho signed with Manchester United at 16, I was the youth director at that time, and Álvaro Fernández Carreras joined together. Garnacho has always been somewhat isolated, he is very arrogant. I think he has talent, but after entering the first team, honestly, because I was there then, Garnacho gained too high status too quickly, he was too quickly considered a superstar."
Butt continued: "As a former Manchester United player, I'm not saying players' salaries are too high, I also hope young people can get millions of pounds wages, but he gained superstar status too quickly, along with that spectacular bicycle kick goal. The club and team should have someone remind him to stay grounded, perhaps they did, but he ignored it. However, the wisest decision Manchester United made was selling him."
Regarding the reason for offloading Garnacho, Butt commented: "Not to mention his ability, I never thought he was that outstanding, and I think his attitude at Manchester United was simply a disgrace. More importantly, when you leave, if you completely disrespect teammates and the club, that's it."
Butt believes that in the past Manchester United, Garnacho would have been taught lessons every day, and his character might have been changed. "It is well known that Amorim told Garnacho after the last match of the season that he could find another club. If he were in our team back then, he would have been singled out for education in daily training, look at the players we grew up with. If someone did that, Garnacho would suffer, but he might learn from it and become better."

Butt also compared Garnacho and Elanga. "Garnacho left Manchester United at only 21, you cannot be self-important, thinking you are better than Manchester United. I saw his recent interview, he said he feels he should play every match. I thought: first, you are not that strong; second, you are young, need humility. I want to say, his mental strength is strong. We had another player called Elanga in the team then, I think his mentality was better than Garnacho's. If he charged at the right back and lost the ball three times, he would stop, because he didn't want to continue wasting possession, now he has become different. Garnacho has a never-give-up spirit, that is his greatest advantage, also why he occasionally has amazing performances, because he is full of confidence in himself."
However, Garnacho did not grasp the balance; there is only a thin line between full confidence and arrogance, and now he appears arrogant, self-important, becoming a typical representative of modern inflated stars. The British "Daily Star" mocked that Garnacho posts more social media content in one go than his entire season's goal count. Roy Keane is right, Garnacho learned nothing during his time at Manchester United.
The "Daily Star" disclosed that one major reason Manchester United chose to offload Garnacho was being fed up with his poisonous attitude, fearing it would poison the dressing room atmosphere. It is said that when Chelsea made a 40 million pound offer, the news reached owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and he couldn't stop smiling.
British media even simulated Sir Jim's thoughts: "40 million pounds plus additional clauses! Deal, I'll personally drive him to London."

It is claimed that Manchester United also has a 10% share clause for Garnacho's secondary transfer. Now, rumors say Chelsea already plans to sell this Argentine winger. But head coach Liam Rosenior had to publicly defend him: "I want to know the source of the rumors, reports could come from anywhere, Garnacho is only 21, if he is in good form, he has special ability, my job is to help him reach that level."