Overview

• The winger moved from Manchester United to Chelsea late in the window for around £40m, with United retaining a reported 10% sell-on clause.
• In his first Champions League start for Chelsea, he helped secure a 1-0 win over Benfica by delivering the cross that led to Richard Rios’s own goal at Stamford Bridge.
• Speaking to TNT Sports, he called his United exile “a bad moment in life” and said he has “nothing bad to say” about the club.
• Before the Benfica match, he had appeared in only three of Chelsea’s first nine games for a total of 92 minutes after training alone over the summer.
• Maresca previously highlighted defensive lapses in league play but praised Garnacho’s pressing and discipline against Benfica, while reports indicate Chelsea remain calm about his progress.