Manchester United academy chief Nick Cox says Alejandro Garnacho epitomises the typical graduate from their youth system.

Garnacho is being celebrated this week after his double in Sunday's win against West Ham.

“We take enormous pride," Cox told United Review. “However, I can never lose sight of the fact that the major player here has always been Alejandro. Our job has always been to wrap support around him. This has to come from him. There's also a huge amount of people in his life who aren't at the club, that's his family, friends, agents. There's a huge network of people. But we're enormously proud.

“There is just something about the fact that he's a wide player at Manchester United that makes it that little bit more special. I have to say, on the occasions that I take my seat in the Stretford End and the fans are singing his song, it can be quite overwhelming. The fans have got a connection there with a player and I think that's the magic of Manchester United. Our DNA is youth and wide players, so when you get a young wide player who breaks into the first team, there seems to be a real connection.

“It also sends a ripple through the kids just behind him on their journeys. It makes them realise it is possible, they can do it too. Or the really competitive kids might want to go past him. Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro, Dan Gore, they're real competitors and when one breaks through, that only inspires the others to want to follow suit. For our really young players, to see a young boy score a goal like the one he did at Everton, that can only be an inspiration for them.

"There were bicycle kicks in our indoor area left, right and centre the following week. Everyone was trying it, even the goalies, and that's the power of a positive role model. It's an amazing thing for us to be able to celebrate."