MANCHESTER UNITED wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho called Cristiano Ronaldo the goat after playing alongside him against Sheriff.
Ronaldo scored and Garnacho picked up the player of the match award on a perfect night for the pair.
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Ronaldo scored against Sheriff with Garnacho collecting the player of the match awardCredit: Reuters
United won 3-0 to secure qualification to the next round of the Europa League.
To celebrate Garnacho took to Instagram where he shared a photo of himself and Ronaldo.
The post racked up more than 760,000 likes in just 11 hours and drew attention from other United stars.
Garnacho captioned the photo: “I don’t know if it’s real or if I’m dreaming.”
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United team-mate Lisandro Martinez commented: “Keep working brother! Congratulations.”
Other Red Devils including Casemiro and Tyrell Malacia also showed support for the youngster, who showed signs he can become a future star against Sheriff.
Garnacho is a huge admirer of CR7 and emulated his ‘SIUUU!’ celebration after scoring against Nottingham Forest for United Under-23s last season.
Big things are expected of the youngster who was called the ‘jewel’ of Atletico Madrid’s academy.
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United plan to hold contract talks with Garnacho to tie down his long-term future.
Garnacho is under contract at United until 2025 but the club want to extend his stay after he impressed Erik ten Hag in pre-season.
The Dutchman said of the 18-year-old after his performance against Rayo Vallecano: “He played pretty well – he is just a teenager but his performance was really good.”
