Both Alejandro Garnacho and Heung-min Son will have one eye fixated on the much-awaited Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur this month.
While the South Korean captain is a Tottenham and a Premier League legend, Son has struggled for Spurs this season but even so, Ange Postecoglou will be banking on his skipper to turn up in Bilbao.
As for Garnacho, Chelsea are interested in signing him and there would be parting gift he would give to the Manchester United fans by stepping up in the final as well.
What Heung-min Son and Alejandro Garnacho share in common with each other is being quick and both players could trouble the other’s backlines by darting past them in what could be an end-to-end game.
Looking ahead to the Europa League final, Paul Scholes was picking a combined XI for TNT Sports from Manchester United and Tottenham’s players.
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Paul Scholes says Alejandro Garnacho is better than Heung-min Son
In between the sticks, Scholes chose Guglielmo Vicario over Andre Onana.
As for the back four, Paul Scholes opted for Diogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu as his full-back pair over Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie, while giving the nod to Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in central defence.
In midfield, the United legend picked Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes.
While the front three included Garnacho over Son, Dominic Solanke instead of Rasmus Hojlund and Amad Diallo over Dejan Kulusevski.
All in all, Scholes’ combined XI featured seven players from Manchester United and four from Tottenham.
Alejandro Garnacho vs Heung-min Son stats this season
Son is considered “world-class” by Archie Gray and perhaps plenty of people within the game, which makes Paul Scholes’ preference towards Garnacho a slightly surprising one.
However, Kobbie Mainoo rates Garnacho highly as well and at just 20, he could very well become a top player in the future.
But based on this season, Son still has the edge over Garnacho, judging by the stats.
| STATS THIS SEASON | HEUNG-MIN SON | ALEJANDRO GARNACHO |
| STARTS | 36 | 36 |
| GOALS | 11 | 11 |
| ASSISTS | 12 | 10 |
Both players have made 36 starts in all competitions this campaign.
However, Son has as many goals as Garnacho and two more assists despite playing in a Tottenham side who are below Manchester United in 17th place in the Premier League table.
