{"id":631053,"date":"2023-10-26T14:56:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=631053"},"modified":"2023-10-26T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T19:06:02","slug":"manchester-united-garnacho-onana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/26\/manchester-united-garnacho-onana\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This Should Go No Further\u2019: Manchester United Player Defends Teammates Social Media Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United player Alejandro Garnacho has found himself in hot water following a since-deleted tweet he made after the Red Devils beat Kobenhavn in Tuesday night&#8217;s Champions League group stage match. The post featured a picture of the squad&#8217;s number one goalkeeper, Andre Onana, and two gorilla emojis. Italian journalist\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1717592356290023547?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano has<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reported that the Cameroonian goalkeeper has defended the Argentine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Andre Onana Backs Garnacho Following Backlash Over Tweet<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 FA have been investigating into Garnacho\u2019s social media post in which he used gorilla emojis over a picture of Andre Onana&#39;s penalty save. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 Onana replies: \u201cPeople can\u2019t choose what I should be offended by. Garnacho meant power and strenght. This should go no further\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k6kea9Iwgz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/k6kea9Iwgz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1717592356290023547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Onana Explains Garnacho Tweet<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many fans and pundits on various social media outlets criticised the teenage winger for his post. The Football Association are investigating it, and Garnacho could face punishment despite taking it down after the backlash. One voice who has spoken out to defend the youngster is Onana himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/26\/newcastle-united-isak-and-murphy-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018The Big Disappointment Of The Night\u2019: Newcastle Suffer Several Injuries<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A tough season filled with errors has led to no shortage of criticism for the United goalkeeper. Onana made a big save from a last-minute penalty kick that ensured United would take all three points from their Champions League fixture. According to the Cameroonian, Garnacho&#8217;s post &#8220;meant power and strength&#8221; and he believes the incident should be considered over.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Possible Ban?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The real decision-makers in the matter will be the FA. Dan Sheldon and Mark Critchley of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5001552\/2023\/10\/26\/alejandro-garnacho-onana-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Athletic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have reported that Garnacho was &#8220;at risk of a Football Association ban.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/23\/manchester-united-marc-guehi-transfer-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018They Want A Top Centre-Back\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Man Utd\u2019s Links To \u2018Excellent\u2019 Premier League Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United had a player receive punishment for a similar incident back in 2020. Edinson Cavani was banned for three fixtures and fined a total of \u00a3100,000 for a comment about a young supporter. The Uruguayan escaped further punishment by demonstrating &#8220;genuine remorse.&#8221; The fate of Garnacho has yet to be decided, leaving Erik ten Hag to wonder if he will be without another key player.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United player Alejandro Garnacho has found himself in hot water following a since-deleted tweet he made after the Red Devils beat Kobenhavn in Tuesday night&#8217;s Champions League group stage match. The post featured a picture of the squad&#8217;s number one goalkeeper, Andre Onana, and two gorilla emojis. 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