Former Manchester United assistant coach Benny McCarthy accepted an interview with the media and talked about the connection between Manchester United and Garkepo in 2022.

Benny McCarthy said: "Gakbo was one of the players we wanted to sign most, he was the first player we discussed at Manchester United, and we thought he was a perfect fit for the team."

"We knew we could get him to play with Rashford, and the latter was in good shape at the time (2022). I think we were close to signing Gakbo, but we were behind at some point in the trade. His agent knew Tenghach and they had a very smooth conversation. "

" Tenghach asked me to write a player report about Gakbo and hand it over to the scout department, so they knew what I thought. I've seen Gakbo play and I explained why he was the ideal person. "

" He can play on the left and play pseudo-Nine, with Gakbo and Rashford, and we have strong configurations in the middle and left of the frontcourt. At the same time, we arranged for Garnacho to play on the right, which looked perfect. "

" Then I was told that the scout department observed Garkepo many times, and they were not optimistic about him, and they said that the data I provided was incorrect. In my opinion, in my experience, you know what kind of players the club needs. "

" This does not need to be proved with data, and the naked eye is much more observed than the data. Obviously the club has a data system, which eventually beat my mind, and then he went to Liverpool and won the league championship. "

" People can say what type of players they like, but we have to strive to bring players that suit the team. I know the head coach is always criticized, but sometimes the club has to look at itself. Tenghach knows what kind of players we need, but they are out of our control. "