Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho made his Copa America debut for Argentina over the weekend.

Teenage sensation Alejandro Garnacho has taken a step forward in his career by representing his country at a major tournament for the first time.

Two years ago Alejandro Garnacho made the decision to represent Argentina, having previously represented Spain at youth level. While he was born in Madrid, his mother hails from Argentina.

Garnacho played over an hour as Argentina beat Peru 2-0, finishing the group stages with a 100 per cent record.

Lionel Messi congratulated Alejandro Garnacho

Alejandro Garnacho, 20, has been valued as the most expensive Argentine teenager since Lionel Messi.

He did not get to share the pitch with the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner in his appearance, because Messi was rested for the fixture.

Messi was sat in the dugout watching his teammates, and took the time to reach out and congratulate Garnacho after he was substituted.

Garnacho shared the image on social media, showing his respect for Messi by adding a ‘crown emoji’ in tribute to his illustrious teammate.

Garnacho has already played alongside two of the greatest

Alejandro Garnacho is in a fortunate position in his career that he has already been able to learn from two of the greatest players of all time.

His time in the international team with Lionel Messi doubles down on his learning alongside mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

Garnacho idolised Ronaldo as a youngster, before getting the opportunity to actually play alongside him.

Ronaldo even assisted Garnacho’s first ever goal for Manchester United. And it may only be a matter of time before he links up with Messi to devasting effect too.