FINE ALE Man Utd wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho is training alongside Messi for Argentina.

IN two years, Alejandro Garnacho has gone from promising youth star at Manchester United to getting picked by Argentina.

The rapid left winger, 17, was handed a surprise call-up to Lionel Scaloni's 44-man squad ahead of World Cup qualifying games against Venezuela and Ecuador.

It means, even though he hasn't appeared in the first team, he will be training alongside legend Lionel Messi.

The wonderkid has starred for United's U18s this campaign, excelling in the FA Youth Cup with four goals

One of those strikes saw the talent run from his own half down the left flank to score against Everton with an astonishing solo goal.

The fleet-footed forward was the third La Liga starlet join the club in 2020 signing from Atletico Madrid, after the arrivals of Marc Jurado from Barcelona and Alvaro Fernandez from Real Madrid.

Garnacho was called the 'jewel' of Atletico's academy, and is working hard to emulate his idol growing up.

He is obsessed by Cristiano Ronaldo, and even wore the same shirt number - No7 as his idol, although he's had to accept No11 with the Red Devils.

Still, that didn't stop him celebrating that goal against Everton with CR7's famous 'SIUUU!' roar.