Erik ten Hag: Manchester United manager not worried about ban for Alejandro Garnacho amid Andre Onana social media post

Alejandro Garnacho posted a celebratory picture of Andre Onana and other Man Utd team-mates with some emojis which could be deemed offsensive; Erik ten Hag has confirmed the FA are in contact with United about the post, but the Man Utd manager is not worried about a potential ban

Friday 27 October 2023 14:04, UK

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Erik ten Hag is not worried about a potential ban for Alejandro Garnacho after the Manchester United attacker's social media incident with goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Garnacho posted a celebratory picture including Onana and other team-mates following the goalkeeper's late penalty save in their 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday night.

The post, which has been deleted, included emojis which could be deemed offensive. The FA is aware of the social media post and has sought Garnacho's observations on it through Manchester United.

Onana himself defended Garnacho on social media on Thursday night, saying he knew «exactly what [Garnacho] meant» by his comments.

But Ten Hag has confirmed that United are speaking with the FA about the incident.

Asked in a pre-match press conference ahead of the Manchester derby, live on Sky Sports at 3.30pm this Sunday, about whether he is worried Garnacho could be sanctioned for his social media post, Ten Hag replied: «Not in this moment. We are talking with the FA, I can confirm that.

»I want to emphasise that we are together, we are united. You have seen that with the post of Andre Onana."

Taking to Instagram to defend the midfielder on Thursday, Onana wrote: «People cannot choose what I should be offended by. I know exactly what [Garnacho] meant: Power and strength. This matter should go no further.»

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