HOME > Football

Garnacho returns to Old Trafford, booed by Manchester United fans

6:07am, 22 September 2025【Football】

In the fifth round of the Premier League match on the evening of September 20, Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 away. For winger Garnacho, it was a controversial "return journey" - he returned to Old Trafford as an opponent for the first time, but was booed by the home team fans.

The 21-year-old Argentine player fell into condemnation from the fans from the moment he stepped off the team bus. During the warm-up period before the game, Manchester United fans' booed and cursed never interrupted, and the atmosphere was once very depressing. This strong hostility clearly reflects the long-breaking and almost irreparable relationship between Garnacho and the Red Devils fans.

This summer, Garnacho switched from Manchester United to Chelsea for a transfer fee of £40 million, a decision that disappointed and angry many fans. The fuse can be traced back to the UEFA Cup final in May this year, with Manchester United losing to Tottenham Hotspur. At the time, Garnacho, who performed well all season, only got a brief chance at the end of the game, and after the game he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction, criticizing the team for being "bad" throughout the season and hinting that he would leave the club.

What's more serious is that the conflict between him and coach Ruben Amorin continued to escalate, which eventually prompted the club's management to decide to let him leave the team. At the end of August, he officially joined Stamford Bridge.

Although there were rumors before the game that Garnacho might start to play against his old master, coach Enzo Maresca did not let him appear, but chose to separate from Pedro Neto and Estevan. Garnacho sat on the bench throughout the game. However, Maresca said after the game that in the future, the former Manchester United player will be given a chance to play according to tactical needs.

However, for the emotional Manchester United fans, the betrayal is hard to calm down. Garnacho's "run away" methods and public remarks have transformed him from a former star of hope to a "traitor" despised by thousands of people. This time, the booing of Old Trafford was the concentrated outbreak of this emotion.

source:kq 7m