'He has got to perform' - Alejandro Garnacho can perfect Man United distraction in FA Youth Cup

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It's on the biggest stage where the biggest players often make their mark, but in the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup tonight, Manchester United might well be hoping their most famous face provides a timely distraction.

Alejandro Garnacho has been the star for United U18s in the prestigious youth competition so far this season, netting four goals across the last four rounds en route to the last four.

All of those strikes have come at Old Trafford, including a brilliant brace against Leicester in the quarter-finals, while the pick of the bunch came two rounds ago when he ran almost the entire length of the pitch against Everton before coolly slotting past the keeper. READ MORE: Manchester United starlet Alejandro Garnacho receives shock Argentina call-up alongside Lionel Messi The 17-year-old celebrated his super solo goal by taking his shirt off and performing Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuu!' celebration as he was mobbed by teammates.

However, he might soon be shining under the influence of Lionel Messi instead. This week, the Spanish-born teenager was named in the provisional Argentina squad for their World Cup qualifiers at the end of the month despite having never made a senior appearance, a ploy by his mother's country of birth to secure the long-term future of a very promising youngster.