Having secured the Premier League North title last week with victory over U18 Wolves, Man United’s young stars continued their momentum and reinforced it with an impressive performance against their neighbors. them at Leigh Sports Village.

Many of those involved were on the first team bench at Wembley on Sunday during the dramatic FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry such as Harry Amass, Ethan Wheatley, Louis Jackson and Habeeb Ogunneye.

Four MU U18 team players sat on the bench in the FA Cup semi-final with Eriksen

First team coach Erik ten Hag did not use these young players in the win over Coventry. After the match, the Dutch strategist realized the importance of the Premier League Cup final, so he let these young players quickly return to the U18 team instead of continuing to practice with the seniors to prepare for the match. match against Sheffield United in the Premier League on the morning of April 25.

Returning to the U18 team, coach Adam Lawrence placed Wheatley, Amass and Jackson on the field from the start. That faith was rewarded, as Wheatley scored a brace in the first half, the first with a volley and the second by tricking past the keeper before he was withdrawn at the interval alongside Amass and midfielder Louis Jackson.

It is known that the reason coach Lawrence withdrew all three of the above players from the field was due to an agreement with coach Ten Hag, when they and Ogunneye would once again return to the first team to sit on the bench in the match against Sheffield United due to the crisis. The injury crisis is causing the main squad to lack too many pillars.

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