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Erik ten Hag says Alejandro Garnacho was \u201cnot good enough\u201d in his previous starts this season after the Manchester United teenager scored in the Carabao Cup victory against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
Having secured a much-needed Premier League victory at Burnley on Saturday evening, the Red Devils ran out comfortable 3-0 victors against Roy Hodgson\u2019s south Londoners on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Casemiro scored and then crossed for Anthony Martial\u2019s goal on a night started by Garnacho impressively putting the Carabao Cup holders ahead from Diogo Dalot\u2019s cutback.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old began United\u2019s first two matches of the season, but this was the first time he was named in the starting line-up since the defeat to Tottenham five weeks ago.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou have seen at the start of the season we played him and then his contribution was not good enough,\u201d manager Ten Hag said of the Argentina international.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he also had some good actions. You see always he is a threat in the game even when he is not playing that well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has to learn when he does his job in defending he will always have his moment and he will always be decisive because he has great qualities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs well, it\u2019s not only off the ball. But I want to see like today, he is entering the box in the right spot to finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think it is quite normal for a player of his age that there is space for a lot of improvement.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone likes him, the fans like him, the team likes him, I like him but we also have to demand from him and push him because he can act on a very high level but he has to show it every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
United made seven alterations, as did Palace, ahead of Saturday\u2019s Premier League reunion at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag will hope Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay can return from what the United boss called illness, so too left-back Sergio Reguilon.<\/p>\n
The on-loan Tottenham full-back\u2019s absence meant Sofyan Amrabat filled in there on his first start for the club, before stepping into midfield at half-time.<\/p>\n
\u201cSofyan is a player, and that was one of the reasons we signed him, where the team needs him, he will play and he can play in more positions,\u201d Ten Hag said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery player has his best position but he gives a certain dynamic in the game. We have seen today but also for him and many players, we just started.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat process was a little bit interrupted by the many injuries we have because when you can play a long time with the same team then you get routines, the players learn each other and it\u2019s more automatic.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see Mason (Mount), Amrabat, you see also others, they can contribute to our game and they will do.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Palace, Roy Hodgson had no arguments with the result as his side made a meek Carabao Cup exit in the third round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we were well beaten, basically,\u201d said the Eagles boss, who saw Dean Henderson go off injured on his debut at former club United.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI thought they attacked better than we did, defended the few attacks we were able to mount quite comfortably.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, unfortunately, you tend when that happens to only be looking at one possible result and that was the result they came up with.\u201d<\/p>\n