Manchester United’s goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has expressed his view that his teammate, Alejandro Garnacho, should not face any consequences for his recent use of gorilla emojis in a social media post. The 19-year-old Garnacho included these emojis in a post that featured a photograph of himself and Onana celebrating the remarkable save made by the Cameroonian goalkeeper during injury time in the match against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday.
Subsequently, Garnacho deleted the post, and English media reports indicated that the Football Association (FA) had taken note of the situation and reached out to the Argentinian player.
In response to the situation, Andre Onana weighed in, stating, “People cannot choose what should offend me. I understand exactly what Garnacho intended by using those emojis: he meant power and strength. This matter should not be taken any further.” Onana conveyed this message on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter.
While Onana has been vocal in his support of Garnacho, the young player himself has yet to make any comments about the deleted post or the FA’s contact with him.
In terms of the football result, Manchester United emerged victorious in the Champions League Group A match held at their home ground, prevailing 1-0 over the Danish champions. The winning goal came from a header by Harry Maguire. Notably, the match could have taken a different turn if Onana had not made an impressive save during injury time, denying Jordan Larsson’s penalty and securing the victory for Manchester United.
