Garnacho gets into trouble for posting a monkey emoji.

Alejandro Garnacho could face a ban from playing for using a monkey emoji in a social media post about his teammate Andre Onana.

On October 24th, after Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Copenhagen in the third matchday of Group A of the Champions League, Garnacho posted a photo celebrating Onana's penalty save along with two gorilla emojis on the social media platform X.

He deleted the photo after 15 minutes, but evidence was still saved. The English Football Association (FA) is investigating the message.

This photo was posted on social media by Garnacho on X after the Man Utd - Copenhagen match on October 24th. Photo: X

In 2019, the FA banned Bernardo Silva for one match and fined him $65,000 for using an image of a Black cartoon character in a post about his former teammate Benjamin Mendy.

A year later, Edinson Cavani was even banned for three matches and fined $120,000 for calling a friend in Uruguay a "negrito" (little black man) in an Instagram post. In Uruguay, this term expresses affection. However, Cavani still deleted the comment and pleaded guilty to the FA's charges.

Facing the risk of Garnacho being banned from competition, Onana spoke out in his defense: "People cannot impose what they consider offensive remarks on me. I know exactly what Garnacho's message means, which is talent and strength. This issue shouldn't be taken any further."

Onana made a penalty save in the 90+7th minute of the Man Utd - Copenhagen match. After Jordan Larsson's left-footed shot, the Cameroonian goalkeeper dived in the right direction to save a goal for Man Utd and preserve the victory. Earlier, in the 72nd minute, Harry Maguire scored the only goal for the home team.

This was Manchester United's first win in Group A of this season's Champions League, following two defeats against Bayern Munich (3-4) and Galatasaray (2-3). The "Red Devils" are now third with three points, while Bayern lead with nine points and Galatasaray are second with four points. Copenhagen are last with one point.

Man Utd still have a match against Bayern and two away games against their remaining two opponents.

Thanh Quy (according to X, Daily Mail )

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