Alejandro Garnacho has been the talk of the town after his bicycle kick worldie against Everton. Amid the celebrations, Rio Ferdinand made a huge claim on Lionel Messi unfollowing Garnacho on social media. Soon after this piece of news spread like wildfire, the brother of the Manchester United star dismissed this as a ‘fake’ claim which was made to ‘create rivalry’.

Garnacho has made the headlines consistently while playing for Argentina and then idolizing Cristiano Ronaldo. This has attracted trolling from Messi fans. But, the youngster has never spoken badly for either of the players or their fans.

Garnacho’s brother slams Rio Ferdinand for making a false claim

Rio Ferdinand is making the news for his unusual claims about Messi and the Garnacho. He revealed in his podcast that someone has told him Lionel Messi has unfollowed his young compatriot on social media for idolizing Ronaldo. However, bashing these claims, the brother of the Argentinian, Roberto Garnacho, has seemingly lost his cool. On X, he wrote, “Fake, Messi never followed him, stop making stuff up just to create hate, garna loves and admires both of them and you all Trying to create a rivalry.”

As the rumors have now lessened, Alejandro Garnacho will now shift his focus back to giving consistent performances on the pitch. He is one of those players who has had the privilege of playing with both soccer legends in his career. His comments on meeting and interacting with Messi and Ronaldo have previously made it clear that he values his experiences with both of them. Let’s dive deeper.

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Garnacho’s previous experiences with Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

Alejandro Garnacho trained with his idol Cristiano Ronaldo after his introduction to the first team at Manchester United. He got his first senior start in the 2022/23 season in the Europa League game against FC Sheriff. The Argentinian linked well with CR7. After the match, he posted a photo of himself and the Portuguese star and claimed that he was ‘dreaming’. Since then, he has celebrated his goals with the iconic Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Siiu’.

The youngster also enjoyed his first interaction with Lionel Messi. He was included in June this year for the friendlies after he decided to represent Argentina. He spoke about his experience of training with Messi. The 19-year-old said, “I haven’t spoken to Messi much. I’ve watched him on TV all my life and now he’s right here, it’s amazing. It doesn’t seem real”, as per TalkSport.

This makes it clear that Alejandro Garnacho enjoys playing soccer with both players. What do you think about the entire Messi-social media controversy? Let us know in the comments below.

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