Fans caught Alejandro Garnacho picking his nose and eating it while on the bench.

The “peak Manchester United moment” came during Sunday’s derby against City.

Alejandro Garnacho appeared to pick his nose during Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to City.

Fans responded to the unsavoury moment after seeing him pretend to consume it afterwards on live television.

Marcus Rashford put the visitors ahead after only eight minutes.

However, Phil Foden’s brace and Erling Haaland’s late goal gave City a 3-1 triumph.

United had only three shots and 26% ball possession throughout the contest.

Frustrated fans felt Garnacho’s unpleasant moment summed up the performance.

The winger had barely left the pitch for Omari Forson when the camera turned to him.

Garnacho sat on the bench, unaware that he was on live television.

And the Argentina star appeared to pick his nose with a finger before wrapping the same digit over his mouth.

Those watching from home were stunned.

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However, they were not at a loss for words.

On X, someone wrote, “It’s peak Man Utd at the moment.”

Another commented, “The highlight of the second half for United.”

One person said, “Needed an energy boost.”

Another person said, “Lad needs a good meal.”

Following his side’s defeat, United captain Bruno Fernandes stated: “I believe the team’s commitment was there. We had our chances.

“Sometimes we played a little too deep, but City does that to all teams; you have to defend your box, which we did quite well in the first half. From an opportunity that could have been ours, it ended 1-1.

“There’s always something you can improve in the game, whether it’s City or someone else. City is a team that understands how to control the ball and pin opponents back.

“We knew we had to defend our goal really well and I think we did, we should have had more spells with the ball than we did in the second half.”

Manager Erik ten Hag added: “I think it was a good performance overall; we went ahead 1-0 and had our chances after that to score the second.”

“We defended really effectively, and there were two crucial moments when we came close to breaking through and conceding the opening goal.

“Then you are disappointed, we have to accept it and still we had the opportunities to at least get one point, but the win was also possible.”