Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said he would speak to Alejandro Garnacho after the winger went straight to the dressing room when he was substituted in the first half of the 3-2 win against Ipswich.
Amorim replaced Argentina international Garnacho with defender Noussair Mazraoui two minutes before half-time following Patrick Dorgu’s red card.
It was raining heavily at Old Trafford and Garnacho seemed to indicate he wanted to take his shirt off, so he headed down the touchline to the dressing room rather than take a place on the bench.
It is not known whether he stayed for the second half.
“I am going to talk with Garnacho about that,” said Amorim.
In December, the 20-year-old attacker was dropped for the derby against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium along with Marcus Rashford, partly due to his poor performance in training and his attitude.
Unlike Rashford, who has not played for United since and is now on loan at Aston Villa, Garnacho returned to first-team duties immediately.
“You are making a connection with Rashford,” said Amorim, assessing Wednesday’s situation.
“It was cold and wet.”
Amorim’s decision was a tactical one stemming from the red card, allowing his team to largely keep their original shape with five at the back.
“The thinking was that we would play 5-3-1. That is a risk because he [Garnacho] is the one who can play one-v-one in pace,” Amorim said. “We had to choose someone to go out. It was my choice.”
