Alejandro Garnacho has received a backlash after stunning Man Utd goal in Everton win
Alejandro Garnacho netted a stunner as Man Utd beat Everton 3-0 on Sunday night
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Alejandro Garnacho has been criticised by Arturo Vidal after his sensational goal for Manchester United against Everton on Sunday.
The winger opened the scoring at Goodison Park with a majestic overhead kick, sparking wild celebrations in the away end in the process.
Garnacho's goal put United on a path to victory, with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial also on target.
He then opted to copy Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic siu celebration, with the duo previously team-mates at Old Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho celebrated like Cristiano Ronaldo after his stunning goal for Man Utd against Everton
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Yet former Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich star Arturo Vidal is unhappy with Garnacho.
He's criticised the United star for his goal celebration, insisting he needs to make his own name in the sport.
"The only bad thing or what I didn’t understand is why he celebrates like Cristiano?" the Chilean said.
"He has to make his own name. He is an already great player.
"It’s good that he is his idol, respect for that, but then he has to make his name.
"How are you going to celebrate a goal and remember it?
"I don’t know, celebrate it another way. But it was a great goal, it was a great goal."
Garnacho is unlikely to care, however.
The United star is a key player for Erik ten Hag these days, especially with Jadon Sancho still banished from the first-team.
Garnacho has been widely praised in the time since his Everton wondergoal.
Fans have also hailed him after the youngster gave his boots away to a young fan, who cried following the gesture.
United legend Rio Ferdinand has been asked whether Garnacho's goal is better than Wayne Rooney's strike against Manchester City in 2011.
And he's gone with the current Red Devils forward, saying: "Garnacho.
"One was off a shin pad, the other was off his boot. I'm sorry, Wazza.
"I was in my house in the front room with my family and we went ballistic. It was nuts.
"Even my little boy, his tooth had just fell out, he fell and his tooth just got knocked out, he was trying to do overhead kicks in the living room like probably millions of little kids around the world at the time.
"That goal is better than Rooney's.
"He was running away from the goal, a bit further away from the goal, at an angle.
"It was unbelievable, breathtaking moment."
Ferdinand also said his son had informed him Lionel Messi unfollowed Garnacho due to the United star's love of Ronaldo.
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"My lad said to me the other day Messi unfollowed him. He said Messi's unfollowed him," he said.
"Because he comes out, don't care, 'I'm a Ronaldo man'.
"Who's the GOAT? Ronaldo. (Even) when he's in the Argentina squad."
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