Ten Hag Says Garnacho Must Push for Man Utd Starting Role

Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho reacts after the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in Manchester, Britain, 13 May 2023. (EPA)
Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho reacts after the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in Manchester, Britain, 13 May 2023. (EPA)
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Ten Hag Says Garnacho Must Push for Man Utd Starting Role

Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho reacts after the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in Manchester, Britain, 13 May 2023. (EPA)
Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho reacts after the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in Manchester, Britain, 13 May 2023. (EPA)

Manchester United's Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho must push for a starting spot in the Premier League side after an impressive debut season in which the 18-year-old has scored five goals, manager Erik ten Hag said.

Garnacho, who has also made four assists, marked his return from an ankle injury by coming off the bench to score in added time and seal a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

"He came in and did almost everything good and scored a great goal that will give him belief. It's good for us for the rest of the season that he's back and can have an impact," Ten Hag told reporters.

"I'm happy we can bring in young players and, hopefully he will progress so quickly that he can compete for a starting position. Because that is his next challenge."

Asked what Garnacho needed to do to start for United, Ten Hag said: "Making decisions, being aware, scanning situations, when to go one-on-one, get behind, when to go for goal or make an extra pass.

"Decisions like that are what makes a good player a top player - that is the difference. But when you see it overall, he's a huge talent and very brave."

Ten Hag said the pathway into the starting side was open for young players such as Garnacho, who signed a new deal to stay at United until 2028.

"But, in the end, it's about the player - he has to invest and have a plan to do it," the manager added.

United are fourth in the league with 66 points, four ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool with three games to go.



Last Cycling Tour Stage to Go Through Butte Montmartre in Paris

(FILES) The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Montmartre during the men's cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Montmartre during the men's cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
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Last Cycling Tour Stage to Go Through Butte Montmartre in Paris

(FILES) The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Montmartre during the men's cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
(FILES) The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Montmartre during the men's cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill, organizers said on Wednesday.
"An exceptional route has been designed, inspired by the course of the road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, which drew over 500,000 spectators last August," Amaury Sport Organization said in a statement.
"The riders will climb Montmartre hill and pass at the foot of the Sacre-Coeur before contesting a stage whose scenario could break with the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital."
The Tour has been finishing on the Champs Elysees every year since 1975, at the exception of 2024, when it ended up in Nice.
The Champs Elysees stage is usually a procession to the avenue, where only the final sprint is contested, but this year's route is likely to break this scenario, Reuters reported.
The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27.