Isak Hansen-Aaroen insists he will be ‘ready’ to take his chance at Premier League giants Manchester United as the Norwegian looks to follow in Alejandro Garnacho’s fizzing footsteps.

With his peroxide blonde mop of hair and his arms dotted with tattoos, if you squinted, you’d have been forgiven for thinking you were looking at Manchester United’s swaggering number 17 rather than a 19-year-old playmaker still awaiting his Red Devils debut

But while Isak Hansen-Aaroen appears to be taking inspiration from FA Youth Cup winning teammate Garnacho in the image department, the former Tromso whizzkid is looking to follow in his fellow teenager’s footsteps on the pitch too. 

Garnacho came from nowhere to establish himself as one of the most dangerous weapons in Erik ten Hag’s attacking armoury last term. An eye-catching performance in the 2-0 pre-season victory over Leeds United did Hansen-Aaroen’s hopes of emulating Garnacho’s impact no harm either; Ten Hag hailing the silky Scandinavian’s vision and guile after he assisted Noam Emeran’s opener with a typically pinpoint through-ball.