Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho could be facing a ban over his deleted post on X about Andre Onana.

The Cameroon international saved United’s bacon on Tuesday night, helping Erik ten Hag’s team secure a crucial 1-0 Champions League victory over FC Copenhagen with a penalty save in injury time.

Several United players, including Garnacho, paid respect to Onana’s bravery on social media. However, the 19-year-old took down his post on X after using two gorilla emojis next to a photo of himself and the goalie having a celebration.

The Argentina international initially edited the original post to remove the two gorilla emojis and left the image on his timeline before it was deleted altogether.

The post, which was made just after midnight UK time, was visible for users on X for around 15 minutes before it was deleted.

Alejandro Garnacho used two gorilla emojis in his tribute post about Andre Onana

Garnacho could now face a charge from the Football Association as the post is likely to be deemed an ‘aggravated breach’ of its rules on social media behaviour.

In 2020, Edinson Cavani was given a three-match ban and fined £100,000 by the FA after his public reply to a friend’s message on Instagram used the Spanish term ‘negrito’, which translates as ‘black’.

The Uruguayan, who was playing for Manchester United at the time, swiftly deleted the post and issued an apology after being made aware of the connotations, while the striker released an statement the following day saying he was ‘completely opposed to racιsm’.

Cavani was also ordered by the FA to undergo a training course.